Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi arrived in Karachi on Friday for a four-day visit as part of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) street mobilisation campaign. He was welcomed at the airport by Sindh Minister for Labour, Human Resources and Social Protection Saeed Ghani on the directives of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.
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During the reception, Ghani presented Afridi and his delegation with traditional Sindhi caps and ajraks. PTI leaders, including Haleem Adil Sheikh and Raja Azhar, were also present to receive the chief minister, who was accompanied by Meena Khan Afridi, Shafiullah Jan, and other officials.
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Afridi departed from the airport in a rally and was scheduled to reach Insaf House later in the day. Saeed Ghani said the Sindh government welcomed the KP chief minister to the province and assured him he was free to carry out all political activities.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has directed the provincial government to allow PTI to hold political rallies in Sindh, including a public gathering at Bagh-e-Jinnah in Karachi. Earlier, Sindh Minister for Local Government Nasir Hussain Shah confirmed that PTI’s rallies in Korangi and South districts had also been cleared, stressing that peaceful political activities within the law would not be stopped.
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During his visit, Afridi is set to meet Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on January 12 and will also visit the Sindh High Court Bar Association on the same day. He will hold discussions with the All Karachi Traders Alliance and visit the Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) centre to meet party leaders.
Afridi will visit Hyderabad on January 10 as part of his Sindh engagements, aiming to strengthen PTI’s street mobilisation campaign and coordinate political activities across the province.