Non-bailable warrants issued for KP chief minister ahead of protest
The warrants cover four cases tied to the November 26 protest, while police receive net launchers for the planned September 27 march.
An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad has issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Khan Afridi in four cases registered in connection with the November 26 protest, Daily Times reported. The warrants were issued in cases at Kohsar, Ramna, Karachi Company and Aabpara police stations in the capital.
The court's orders come days before the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf plans to bring supporters to Islamabad for a protest on September 27. Daily Times reported the warrants were issued ahead of that protest, but its retrievable report did not include further details about the charges or the court's reasoning.
The four cases are part of the legal fallout from the November 26 protest, which has already produced multiple police cases in Islamabad. A sitting chief minister facing non-bailable arrest warrants marks a sharp escalation in that legal process.
Separately, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported that bailable arrest warrants have been issued for the chairman of the Capital Development Authority and the Islamabad commissioner. That report did not specify which court issued those warrants or which cases they relate to.
TechJuice reported that Islamabad police have been equipped with net launchers, a non-lethal tool for handling crowds, as the PTI prepares to march on the capital. The federal government supplied the devices, according to an official statement cited by TechJuice. The report said the launchers could be used for the first time if PTI rallies reach Islamabad.
The PTI has called for the September 27 gathering in Islamabad, and authorities have responded with both legal action and new crowd-control equipment. There was no immediate comment from Afridi or PTI in the reports reviewed by Skardu Times.
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