Sohail Afridi says he will convene a jirga if alleged notice on Tirah Valley evacuation is not withdrawn or apologised
\n PESHAWAR
\nKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Sunday warned that a federal notification regarding Tirah Valley could lead to confrontation between the provincial government and state institutions, saying he would convene a Pashtun jirga if the notification was not withdrawn and an apology issued.
\nAddressing a rally in Mingora, he rejected the alleged notification\u2019s claim that residents of Tirah Valley had migrated voluntarily. He said a jirga of the Afridi tribe would be convened to determine whether the displacement was forced or voluntary. \u201cIf the claim is proven false, I will personally take my people back to Tirah, God willing,\u201d he said, adding that if the issue remained unresolved, he would later convene a jirga of the entire Pashtun nation.
\nAfridi also criticised individuals holding press conferences in Peshawar, allegedly from Islamabad, who had declared his appointment as chief minister \u201cunacceptable\u201d. He asserted that no institution had the authority to interfere in politics or object to his appointment. \u201cMy leader gave me this position, and no one has the right to object,\u201d he said.
\nThe chief minister claimed that multiple attempts had been made to prevent him from assuming office, including efforts to build political narratives against him and allegations linking him to terrorism. \u201cWhen all these failed, three options were presented: governor\u2019s rule, my disqualification, or regime change. When those failed, the final option was to kill me,\u201d he alleged.
\nReferring to his early days in office, he said he had attended funerals of army and Frontier Corps personnel after receiving official messages. However, he claimed that such invitations later stopped, alleging the move was intended to damage Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf\u2019s image.
\nCriticising the federal notification, Afridi said it amounted to a \u201cwarrant for confrontation\u201d and had eroded whatever limited trust remained between the provincial government and institutions.
\nHe said all future dealings with the federal government would be conducted with documented evidence to prevent decisions made \u201cbehind closed doors\u201d from being imposed later.
\n\u201cWe will not accept any plan made behind closed doors,\u201d he said. \u201cWe rebel against such decisions \u2014 we are all rebels.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sohail Afridi says he will convene a jirga if alleged notice on Tirah Valley evacuation is not withdrawn or apologised PESHAWAR Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Sunday warned that a federal notification regarding Tirah Valley could lead to confrontation between the provincial government and state institutions, saying he would convene a Pashtun jirga if […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":517269,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-527628","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n