Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Monday urged the people of Sindh to join the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s September 27 protest, calling for a week-long shutdown of Karachi.
“I am inviting you to the September 27 protest. But you have to sit with us. You don’t have to come to D-Chowk. Come with us to Karachi. For a week, Karachi should be closed. They will hold your feet. I am writing it down for you,” Afridi said while addressing lawyers at a convention held in Karachi under the Sindh High Court Bar Association.
Afridi’s convoy reached Karachi in the early hours of Monday after a journey of more than six hours. The PTI rally in Karachi was thrown into uncertainty on Sunday after authorities blocked several key arteries, causing massive traffic disruption across the city and delaying his arrival. However, Afridi vowed to reach Karachi and launch a street movement, saying he would not leave Sindh until the objective was achieved.
Afridi, along with PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja, Karachi Bar Association President Aamir Nawaz and other leaders, addressed the convention. Lawyers were also present on the occasion.
