Sohail Afridi Addresses PTI March in Karak, Vows to Defy ‘Wrong Policies’
At a glance
- The PTI long march, led by KP CM Sohail Afridi, has reached Karak and is heading to Kohat.
- In a speech at Karak, Afridi vowed to defy what he called 'wrong policies'.
- He accused an unspecified 'mindset' of trying to alienate the people of the region from Pakistan.
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A Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) long march, led by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, has been making its way through the province. After gathering in Karak, the convoy's next stated destination is Kohat. The march is taking place amid calls from senior PTI leader Asad Qaiser for an immediate resumption of negotiations with the government to 'save the country from destruction'.
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In a speech to supporters in Karak, PTI long march leader and KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi announced the convoy's next destination is Kohat. He vowed to defy what he termed 'wrong policies' and accused an unspecified 'mindset' of trying to alienate the region's people from Pakistan.
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Addressing the long march participants in Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi confirmed the convoy would next move towards Kohat. In his speech, he stated that he was rejecting certain policies on behalf of the people of the province, similar to how his party leader had previously said "Absolutely Not" on the international stage.
Afridi accused an unspecified "mindset" of implementing wrong policies in the region for decades and attempting to alienate the local populace from Pakistan. He called on the crowd to demonstrate their patriotism.
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