ISLAMABAD: Authorities have registered a case against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) for allegedly issuing anti-state statements.
According to sources, the complaint was lodged at the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) through the Cyber Crime Reporting Center in Islamabad on behalf of the state.
The FIR accuses Chief Minister Afridi of spreading “misleading and inflammatory content” targeting state institutions via social media. It claims that his video messages contained false assertions intended to malign the reputation of national security bodies.
Investigators further stated that Afridi made the controversial remarks outside Adiala Jail, and the footage was later disseminated through the official Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) social media accounts. The FIR includes PECA provisions related to defamation and incitement of hatred against state institutions.
Afridi Denounces 27th Amendment as Threat to Provincial Autonomy
Earlier, KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi had sharply criticized the proposed 27th Constitutional Amendment, calling it a “direct assault on provincial autonomy.”
Speaking to reporters at Parliament House, Afridi said he was in Islamabad to attend a parliamentary party meeting and intended to raise the issue within the House.
“I approached the High Court for permission to meet the PTI founder, yet the order was ignored,” he said. “Meeting my leader is my constitutional and democratic right.”
Afridi announced that he would table a resolution in Parliament over the denial of his meeting request and added that he expects to meet the PTI founder soon.
Rejecting the 27th Amendment, Afridi declared, “It is an intrusion into provincial rights Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will resist any attempt to weaken its autonomy.”
Reaffirming his stance, the chief minister said, “Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf stands as the protector of the Constitution and democracy.
