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PESHAWAR:<\/strong> Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan on Friday said that Sohail Afridi will continue as chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reaffirming that he enjoys the complete support of the party leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking in Peshawar, Gohar rejected reports circulating on social media about Afridi\u2019s removal, saying that he was nominated for the position by incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan and is performing effectively in office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that the chief minister\u2019s performance reflects positively on the party\u2019s governance in the province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PTI chairman termed such claims baseless and part of a failed campaign against him. \u201cThose running a campaign against Sohail Afridi will face disappointment and failure,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gohar further asserted that Afridi cannot be disqualified and dismissed any notion of internal divisions, stating that there is no forward bloc within PTI. He reiterated that the party stands firmly behind the chief minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a recent media talk, Imran Khan\u2019s sister Aleema Khan had strongly criticised the party leadership, including the chairman and secretary general, for not \u201cdoing enough\u201d in relation to the PTI protest movement and her brother\u2019s health. She also raised objections over the postponement of the party\u2019s public meeting scheduled for April 9, the date when the PTI government was removed in 2022 through a no-confidence motion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, PTI Secretary General Barrister Salman Akram Raja also dismissed reports of internal rifts within the party leadership while defending the decision to postpone the April 9 public rally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He clarified that the postponement was a strategic move intended to avoid interference with international diplomatic activities, noting that PTI founding chairman Imran Khan had conveyed the message to delay the event through his counsel, Salman Safdar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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