‘Fake CM’ Faces Threat from 3 Provinces, Not India: Sohail Afridi Slams Maryam Nawaz
Sajid Ali | 14 September, 2026 | 05:06 PM
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has strongly criticized Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz’s recent statement and the administrative policies of the Punjab government.
Addressing the media and workers upon his arrival in Lahore, he stated:
"Those who allegedly seized power by stealing the public mandate are now creating divisions among the country’s provinces and people."
Afridi claimed that the "fake chief minister of Punjab," whom he asserted had been thoroughly rejected by the public and had ascended to power through fraudulent votes and rigging, perceived threats from three provinces of Pakistan but not from India, the country’s perpetual enemy.
"I say, damn such a mindset and thinking," he exclaimed.
Criticizing the Punjab administration’s security concerns, Afridi argued that rulers who perceived citizens of their own country’s three provinces as a threat were seriously undermining national integrity and provincial harmony.
"I clearly declare here that the courageous people of Punjab are my own; Punjab is my home, I belong to Punjab, and I am one of the Punjabis. I face no threat whatsoever from Punjab‘s soil or its citizens."
