{"id":76304,"date":"2026-09-16T10:12:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T10:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/76304"},"modified":"2026-09-16T10:12:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T10:12:07","slug":"punjab-govt-rejects-kp-cm-sohail-afridis-assassination-bid-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/76304","title":{"rendered":"Punjab govt rejects KP CM Sohail Afridi\u2019s assassination bid claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.6\">\n<p><strong>WAZIRABAD: The Punjab government on Wednesday rejected Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi\u2019s claim that an assassination attempt against him was foiled in Wazirabad, saying the man detained near him was a police constable deployed on security duty, not an alleged assassin.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a video statement, the KP chief minister claimed that an armed man in plain clothes had been sent to kill him. Without naming anyone allegedly responsible, Afridi said his security team had caught the man, recovered a pistol from him and handed him over to the local police.<\/p>\n<p>He also shared a photograph of the alleged attacker.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn assassin was sent in plain clothes with the intention of killing me. When my security team caught him, a pistol was recovered from him,\u201d Afridi said.<\/p>\n<p>He further alleged that the police had snatched their food and that electricity to the house where they were staying had been disconnected.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate statement, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) said that its founder Imran Khan had previously survived an assassination attempt in Wazirabad, alleging that the Punjab government was \u201cafraid\u201d of the public popularity of Khan and the KP chief minister.<\/p>\n<h2>Gujranwala police reject claim<\/h2>\n<p>The Gujranwala City Police Officer (CPO) rejected the KP chief minister\u2019s claim, saying the man identified as the alleged attacker was actually a police constable deployed for security duty.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on X, Gujranwala Police said Constable Muqadas Ali was \u201cdeployed on security duty for the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa\u201d and was subjected to a severe physical assault by members of the chief minister\u2019s protection team.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ur\">\u0627\u0646\u06a9\u06d2 \u067e\u0627\u06af\u0644 \u067e\u0646 \u06a9\u0627 \u0627\u0646\u062f\u0627\u0632\u06c1 \u0644\u06af\u0627\u0626\u06cc\u06ba\u060c\u0645\u0642\u062f\u0633 \u0639\u0644\u06cc \u06a9\u0627\u0646\u0633\u0679\u06cc\u0628\u0644 \u062c\u0648 \u0688\u06cc\u0648\u0679\u06cc \u067e\u06c1 \u0645\u0648\u062c\u0648\u062f \u062a\u06be\u0627\u060c\u0627\u0633\u06a9\u0648 \u06a9\u06c1\u0627 \u062c\u0627\u0631\u06c1\u0627 \u06c1\u06d2 \u06a9\u06c1 \u0645\u062c\u06be\u06d2 \u0645\u0627\u0631\u0646\u06d2 \u0622\u06cc\u0627 \u06c1\u06d2 \u060c\u062c\u0628\u06a9\u06c1 \u0627\u06cc\u0633 \u0627\u06cc\u0686 \u0627\u0648 \u0628\u06be\u06cc \u062a\u0635\u0648\u06cc\u0631 \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u0646\u0638\u0631 \u0622\u0631\u06c1\u0627 \u06c1\u06d2 \u062c\u0633 \u06a9\u06cc \u0645\u0648\u062c\u0648\u062f\u06af\u06cc \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u06a9\u0627\u0646\u0633\u0679\u06cc\u0628\u0644 \u06a9\u0648 \u0645\u0627\u0631\u0627 \u067e\u06cc\u0679\u0627 \u062c\u0627\u0631\u06c1\u0627 \u06c1\u06d2\u060c\u067e\u0648\u0644\u06cc\u0633 \u0688\u06cc\u0648\u0679\u06cc \u06a9\u0627\u0631\u0688 \u0628\u06be\u06cc \u0645\u0648\u062c\u0648\u062f \u06c1\u06d2<br \/>\u0627\u0644\u0644\u06c1 \u062c\u0627\u0646\u06d2 \u0648\u0632\u06cc\u0631 \u0622\u0628\u0627\u062f \u062c\u0627\u062a\u06d2 \u06c1\u06cc \u0627\u0646 \u067e\u06c1 \u067e\u0627\u06af\u0644 \u067e\u0646 \u06a9\u06d2 \u062f\u0648\u0631\u06d2\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JvDAljK2lR\">https:\/\/t.co\/JvDAljK2lR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d1wBbAwpUv\">pic.twitter.com\/d1wBbAwpUv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Azma Zahid Bokhari (@AzmaBokhariPMLN) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AzmaBokhariPMLN\/status\/2100130494373646552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The police said that Constable Muqadas Ali had identified himself at the scene and presented his official departmental identity card, clearly stating that he was deployed on security duty for the KP chief minister. Despite this, he was allegedly physically assaulted, the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>According to the police, the constable was allegedly assaulted in the presence of the SHO City Wazirabad, who intervened and, after considerable effort, rescued him. The SHO\u2019s presence could also be seen in footage and photographs from the scene, the statement added.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"entry-content-asset videofit\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"KP CM Sohail Afridi Sits in Police Van in Protest Over Arrest of Party Leaders | Breaking News\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ig49qTb1jkY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFollowing the incident, claims portraying Constable Muqadas Ali as a \u2018killer\u2019 emerged from representatives of the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,\u201d the police said, adding that the claims \u201cmisrepresent the facts\u201d despite the constable\u2019s identity having already been established and his departmental identity card having been presented.<\/p>\n<p>Gujranwala Police said it categorically rejected the \u201cbaseless and factually incorrect portrayal\u201d of its personnel, adding that misrepresenting facts and portraying a police officer deployed on official duty as a killer was \u201cstrongly condemnable.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Punjab minister rejects claim<\/h2>\n<p>Punjab Information Minister Azma Bukhari also rejected the KP chief minister\u2019s claim, saying the man shown in the images was Constable Muqadas Ali, who was performing his official duty.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"entry-content-asset videofit\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What Happened to KP CM Sohail Afridi? Here\u2019s the Full Story\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-oPLGQCCk10?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>She said the SHO was also visible in the photographs and alleged that the constable was beaten in the officer\u2019s presence.<\/p>\n<p>Bukhari also referred to the constable\u2019s police duty card, saying it established his identity.<\/p>\n<h2>Earlier \u2018abduction\u2019 claim<\/h2>\n<p>The latest allegation came two days after Afridi claimed on Monday that he had been \u201cabducted\u201d by authorities in Lahore and later \u201cthrown\u201d by the roadside.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were abducted, and then, when they received pressure from somewhere, they threw me by the roadside without security and left,\u201d Afridi had claimed.<\/p>\n<p>The allegation was also denied by Punjab Information Minister Azma Bukhari, who said the KP chief minister had boarded a police vehicle voluntarily.<\/p>\n<p>In a video shared by Bukhari, Afridi can be seen walking towards and boarding the police vehicle. He later refuses to get out, while an individual can be heard asking him to leave the vehicle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/arynews.tv\/punjab-govt-rejects-kp-cm-sohail-afridis-assassination-bid-claim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WAZIRABAD: The Punjab government on Wednesday rejected Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi\u2019s claim that an assassination attempt against him was foiled in Wazirabad, saying the man detained near him was a police constable deployed on security duty, not an alleged assassin. In a video statement, the KP chief minister claimed that an armed man in plain clothes had been&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":76305,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan"],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":16,"label":"Pakistan"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/wp-content\/uploads\/kp-cm-1024x555.jpg",1024,555,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"frkhokhar@gmail.com","author_link":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/author\/frkhokhargmail-com"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":16,"name":"Pakistan","slug":"pakistan","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":16,"taxonomy":"category","description":"All about Pakistan","parent":0,"count":5466,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":16,"category_count":5466,"category_description":"All about Pakistan","cat_name":"Pakistan","category_nicename":"pakistan","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76304"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76306,"href":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76304\/revisions\/76306"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}