An Islamabad anti-terrorism court on Monday (September 14, 2026) ordered the blocking of passports of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi and 24 other Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers in connection with a case registered at a police station in the national capital.
Judge Abul Hasnat Muhammad Zulqarnain issued the order while allowing a request by the police and directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to block the passports until further orders. It subsequently approved the police request and ordered the FIA to keep the passports blocked until further orders. Mr. “Punjab Police will have to answer for this action. This is no joke,” Mr.
Afridi, who is currently touring Punjab to mobilise support for the planned protest, separately alleged on Monday (September 14, 2026) that Punjab Police had attempted to abduct him and later left him on the roadside after assaulting and mistreating him.
Afridi said, describing the alleged treatment of a chief minister of one province by police of another province as “unacceptable”.
The investigating officer told the court that the accused could flee the country to evade legal proceedings and alleged that they were facing serious charges, including attacks on state institutions and promotion of terrorism.
The court noted that the accused had failed to appear before it and that those who had secured interim bail had also not yet joined the investigation.
The court said the available record showed that the individuals have been named as accused in the case.
