ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): An Islamabad District and Sessions Court on Saturday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi in a case involving alleged misleading statements against state institutions.
Senior Civil Judge Abbas Shah issued the warrants after the chief minister failed to appear before the court during the hearing and ordered his arrest and production before the court.
The case relates to allegations that Afridi made misleading remarks against state institutions and damaged their credibility. The National Cyber Crimes Investigation Agency registered the case under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016.
The hearing was adjourned until January 17. Further proceedings, including compliance with the arrest warrants, will be taken up at the next hearing.
The case against the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister has been registered by the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA).
Under the court’s orders, all relevant authorities are bound to locate and produce Sohail Afridi before the court.
The development comes as Afridi prepares to take Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s street movement to Sindh on January 9. After a three-day visit to Punjab as part of the campaign, he sent a two-page protest letter to Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz.
