FIR Registered Against Two MNAs, Four MPAs Over Protest and Road Blockade in Swat

By Muhammad Shahzad, Lahore, Pakistan

SWAT: Police have registered a case against two Members of the National Assembly (MNAs), four Members of the Provincial Assembly (MPAs) and more than 200 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers for allegedly blocking a road and delivering provocative, inflammatory and threatening speeches during a protest in Saidu Sharif, Swat, on September 28, 2026.

According to the First Information Report (FIR), police have launched raids at various locations to arrest the nominated lawmakers and other suspects. However, no additional arrests had been confirmed at the time of filing this report, apart from MNA Dr Amjad Ali, who had already been taken into custody in Peshawar.

The case was registered on the complaint of Saidu Sharif Police Station Station House Officer (SHO) Zia-ur-Rehman.

The FIR names MPA Fazal Hakim, PTI divisional president; MPA Ali Shah Khan; MPA Akhtar Khan, chairman of the District Development Advisory Council, Swat; MPA Hameed-ur-Rehman; MNAs Sohail Sultan and Dr Amjad Ali; PTI leader Haider Ali, a resident of Saidu Sharif; and Imran Khan alias Swat Khan, a resident of Chuprial. They allegedly participated in the protest alongside more than 200 party workers.

According to the FIR, the protesters blocked the road during the demonstration, disrupting traffic and causing inconvenience to the public. It further alleges that some participants used inflammatory language against institutions and officials, incited unrest and delivered threatening speeches.

Police registered the case under various provisions of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC), including Sections 506, 341, 283, 209, 314, 147, 149, 353-A, 20-B and 124-A, as listed in the FIR.

Police sources said raids were being conducted at different locations to apprehend the suspects named in the case. Dr Amjad Ali had already been taken into custody in Peshawar, while no further arrests had been confirmed.

Police said further investigation and legal proceedings were underway. The response of the PTI leaders named in the FIR was not immediately available.