The Peshawar High Court on Thursday granted protective bail to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi during a hearing before a two-member bench comprising Justice Ijaz Anwar and Justice Muhammad Naeem Anwar.
The court also issued directives prohibiting law enforcement agencies from arresting the Chief Minister in connection with any pending case.
Justice Ijaz asked if any first information report (FIR) had been registered against the prime minister. In response, Advocate General Shah Faisal Uthmankhel acknowledged that there were multiple FIRs, but said he did not know the exact number or whether any were directly related to the Chief Minister.
The court approved Afridi’s bail petition, granting him protection from arrest in all cases until November 18.
Separately, Chief Minister Afridi announced plans to meet PTI founding president Imran Khan at Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi.
He criticized those who obstructed the meeting, asserting his constitutional authority as Chief Minister and representative of millions of citizens.
Regarding recent developments, Afridi dismissed a circulating list of cabinet members as false, stating that the final cabinet would be formed only after consultation with the party’s founding president.
Following the court proceedings, Afridi left the Peshawar High Court and traveled to Rawalpindi for the scheduled meeting.
