Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Peshawar High Court Seeks Afridi’s Response Over March Resources
Pakistan’s Peshawar High Court has asked Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi to respond to a complaint.
The complaint says government resources were used for political activities.
A lawyer said Afridi travelled by government helicopter to Lakki Marwat, where a PTI march began.
The court has not made a finding about the allegation.
PTI says the march is meant to press for the release of its founder, Imran Khan.
The party also wants to meet him and have his health checked.
The federal government has asked PTI to stop the march and says it cannot enter Islamabad.
Talks between the sides broke down over when PTI could meet Khan.
The Peshawar High Court issued a notice to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi over a petition alleging government resources were used for political activities.
The petitioner’s counsel alleged Afridi used the official government helicopter to travel to Lakki Marwat for the PTI march.
The march began in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and is led by Afridi and other Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leaders.
PTI says the march seeks Imran Khan’s release and demands access to him, medical care, and the release of detained relatives and supporters.
The federal government has urged PTI to call off the march and warned it would not be allowed to enter Islamabad.
- Who
- The Peshawar High Court, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party.
- What
- The court sought Afridi’s response to a petition alleging government resources were used for political activities, including the PTI march.
- When
- The report says the court acted on Thursday and is dated October 8; it does not specify the year.
- Where
- Peshawar, Pakistan; the march began in Lakki Marwat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and is planned to head toward Islamabad.
- Why
- The petition alleges government resources were used for political activities. PTI says its march is intended to press for Imran Khan’s release and access to him.
Petitioners and federal government
PTI and its leadership
Use of government resources
Petitioners and federal government
The petition alleges government resources were used for political activities; the counsel specifically alleged Afridi travelled by official helicopter to the march’s starting point.
PTI and its leadership
The report records that the court sought Afridi’s response, but does not include his answer to this allegation.
March and access to Imran Khan
Petitioners and federal government
The federal government urged PTI to call off the march before a meeting with Khan and said the march would not be allowed into Islamabad.
PTI and its leadership
PTI demanded a meeting with Khan before calling off the protest and says the march seeks his release and access to him.
- Court
- Peshawar High Court
- Chief minister named in petition
- Sohail Afridi
- Bench
- A two-member bench headed by Chief Justice S M Atiq Shah
- Alleged resource use
- The petitioner’s counsel alleged Afridi used the official government helicopter to travel to Lakki Marwat.
- Marching party
- Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)
- PTI’s stated central demand
- Release of party founder and former prime minister Imran Khan
- Federal government position
- It urged PTI to call off the march and warned it would not be allowed to enter Islamabad.