Sohail Afridi Reaches PTI Worker Ishtiaq’s Home in Lahore
Sajid Ali | 14 September, 2026 | 04:42 PM
We did not come here to hold a rally; you killed a devotee of the Prophet (PBUH) and are now behaving shamelessly, he said, angrily confronting the large police presence.
LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 14th Sep, 2026) Severe tension and a heated exchange were witnessed in Lahore during a condolence visit to the home of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) worker Ishtiaq.
According to reports, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and the party’s central secretary-general, Barrister Salman Akram Raja, arrived to offer Fateha for the deceased when a heated exchange broke out over the unusually heavy presence of Punjab Police.
The Chief Minister lost his patience after seeing Punjab Police officers and heavy barricading outside the worker’s home and strongly reprimanded the police personnel. He addressed them directly:
“We have not come here to hold any political rally or procession. You killed our man, and on top of that you are adopting this attitude? Aren’t you even slightly ashamed?”
He spoke emotionally about the police conduct and the alleged incident, stating:
“You threw a devotee of the Prophet (PBUH) into a cauldron and martyred him, and on top of that further obstacles are being created. Ishtiaq was our active worker; you martyred him and are taking such measures as well.”
It was learned that PTI senior lawyer Barrister Salman Akram Raja and Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly, Moin Qureshi, also accompanied Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi during the condolence visit. A very large number of PTI workers and ordinary citizens gathered outside the home of the deceased worker Ishtiaq.
