KARAK, Pakistan — Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi said the country’s political system was being driven by decisions made behind closed doors, accusing those decision-makers of imposing a single political party on Pakistan.
Addressing participants of PTI’s long march at Jail Chowk in Karak, Mr. Afridi said terrorism had been imposed on the province as part of a deliberate plan, resulting in renewed bloodshed, displacement and economic losses.
He said he would continue to stand with the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa despite criticism, arguing that supporting his constituents could not be characterized as political naivety.
Mr. Afridi also accused the government of pursuing policies that were deepening divisions in the country. He alleged that the government had been involved in corruption worth 5.3 trillion rupees, without providing evidence for the claim.
“I am a player of Imran Khan. I have said ‘absolutely not,’” Mr. Afridi said, reaffirming his allegiance to the PTI founder.
He accused the country’s political establishment of imposing a party on Pakistan and criticized what he described as growing provincial tensions. He said the current system was facing widespread public resentment and that political leaders were increasingly losing control over the situation.
Mr. Afridi said he saw opposition to the system across the country, from Khyber to Karachi, and insisted that the government would have to address what he called the opposition’s democratic demands.
