KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) is set to launch a new phase of street mobilisation in Sindh as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi embarks on a three-day tour of the province from January 9 to 11. The initiative aims to energise the party’s grassroots movement in Karachi, Hyderabad, and other cities while pressing for the release of former prime minister Imran Khan.
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The announcement was made by PTI Sindh President Haleem Adil Sheikh at a press conference at Insaf House. He said CM Afridi had been personally entrusted by Imran Khan to carry the party’s message directly to the people, framing the tour as a turning point in PTI’s political campaign.
KP CM Suhail Afridi to tour Sindh from Jan 9 to convey Imran Khan’s message
PTI says Imran Khan’s message will be taken to the masses through street movement; Feb 8 to be observed as ‘black day’
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Afridi’s itinerary includes rallies and street movements across Karachi districts South, Korangi, Malir, and Central, as well as meetings with traders, journalists, intellectuals, and farmers. In Hyderabad, he is scheduled for street protests, addresses at the High Court Bar Association and Press Club, and a city-wide mobilisation event. The tour will conclude back in Karachi on January 11, including a visit to Mazar-i-Quaid and events led by the PTI Youth Wing.
Sheikh stressed that public mobilisation is a constitutional right and warned the Sindh government against obstructing the tour. Senior PTI leaders, including Secretary General Barrister Salman Akram Raja, ministers, and parliamentary members, will accompany CM Afridi throughout the three-day programme.
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The party declared February 8, 2024, as a “black day” and reiterated its commitment to judicial independence and the release of its imprisoned founder, Imran Khan. PTI said the tour marks the beginning of an intensified struggle to bring its message to the streets of Sindh.