• Afridi warns proposed 27th Amendment will undermine provincial autonomy; vows to take all steps to resist legislation
• Says any cut in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s 9.4pc share in NFC award unacceptable
ISLAMABAD: The PTI parliamentary party on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution calling for the arrangement of a meeting between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan, after the chief minister was reportedly denied access on four occasions despite directions issued by the Islamabad High Court (IHC).
The resolution, which was later submitted to the National Assembly Secretariat, claimed that Mr Khan is the head of Pakistan’s largest political party and that it is the constitutional and democratic right of the KP chief minister to meet him in Adiala jail.
Members of the parliamentary party demanded that the IHC’s orders be implemented, terming the continued denial a violation of democratic norms and parliamentary mandate.
KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi was present during the meeting.
Speaking to media persons, Mr Afridi warned that the proposed 27th Constitutional Amendment would amount to an attack on provincial autonomy.
He said that the KP government would take all possible steps to resist what he described as an attempt to roll back powers guaranteed to provinces under the Constitution.
He stated that the proposed amendment was “nothing but an encroachment on provincial rights” and that it would not be tolerated at any cost.
He added that PTI considered itself the guardian of the Constitution and would continue to protect it.
KP CM to visit jail again today
Responding to questions about his repeated attempts to meet the PTI founder in jail, Mr Afridi expressed disappointment that the IHC’s facilitation orders had not been implemented and said his democratic right had been violated.
He announced that he would visit Adiala jail on Thursday (today), noting that meetings with Mr Khan were officially allowed on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
About the NFC Award, Mr Afridi said that KP’s share of 19.4 per cent must not be reduced.
He argued that KP had rendered the greatest sacrifices in the fight against terrorism, with many of its residents martyred, and that decreasing the province’s financial share would amount to ignoring those sacrifices.
Post on Imran’s X account
Meanwhile, a post issued from Imran Khan’s account on the social media platform X, reportedly based on comments shared by his sister, claimed that the rule of law no longer prevailed in the country. It remains unclear who currently operates Mr Khan’s account; however, he has never publicly disassociated himself from posts made in his name.
The post described the current leadership as presiding over a period of “oppression” and alleged that incidents such as those of May 9, 2023, and the recent events in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Muridke represented abuses of state authority.
In a message directed at supporters, the PTI founder stated that a nation which embraces the principle of “freedom or death” cannot be stopped from attaining true independence.
He said that legal counsel Salman Akram Raja would transmit all party-related instructions and ensure their implementation.
PTI to oppose 27th Amendment
Separately, PTI Central Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram reaffirmed that the party would go to any extent to block the proposed 27th Constitution Amendment.
He alleged that a non-representative government was pushing the amendment to weaken provincial autonomy, politicise state institutions, curtail media freedom, restrict judicial independence, and concentrate power.
He said the PTI would not allow the government to undo provincial rights, undermine parliamentary authority, or compromise on judicial oversight, stating that such measures would be unacceptable.
Published in Dawn, November 6th, 2025
