KARACHI (Dunya news) - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has departed for Karachi on a brief one-day visit, just days after returning from a weekend trip to the city.
The chief minister’s official account on X stated, “Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi is departing for Karachi on a one-day brief visit.” A video accompanying the post showed Afridi at the airport in KP, accompanied by party members, including his aide Shafiullah Jan.
وزیراعلیٰ خیبر پختونخوا محمد سہیل آفریدی ایک روزہ مختصر دورے پر کراچی روانہ۔ دورے کے دوران وزیراعلی @SohailAfridiISF کراچی کے علاقے سہراب گوٹھ میں وفات پانے والے کارکن بلال محسود کے گھر جا کر اہل خانہ سے تعزیت کریں گے اور افسوسناک واقعے پر دلی ہمدردی کا اظہار کریں گے۔ pic.twitter.com/GUPOG1ZNbW
— Chief Minister KP (@KPChiefMinister) January 15, 2026During this visit, Afridi is scheduled to visit the residence of PTI worker Bilal Mehsud, who recently passed away in Karachi’s Sohrab Goth area, to offer condolences and express sympathy to the family over the tragic incident.
Afridi had previously visited Karachi over the weekend, rallying PTI supporters in preparation for the party’s nationwide street movement. The Sindh government had initially approved a PTI rally at Bagh-i-Jinnah. However, citing delays in receiving the permit, the party announced a change in venue, opting to hold the gathering at one of the gates of Mazar-i-Quaid.
The last-minute change sparked unrest among supporters at Bagh-i-Jinnah, resulting in police shelling of the crowd. During his earlier visit, Afridi praised the people of Sindh for their warm welcome but criticized the provincial government, alleging it obstructed his convoy on the road from Hyderabad to Karachi.