# Can Pakistan’s Sohail Afridi win freedom for ex-PM Imran Khan?

https://mins.news/en/item/78199

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-29 07:38 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/9/29/can-pakistans-sohail-afridi-win-freedom-for-ex-pm-imran-khan?traffic_source=rss

> At 37, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has become the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s leading mobiliser. He is preparing a march on Islamabad to demand the release of imprisoned party founder Imran Khan, after alleged attacks on PTI figures and restrictions on routes into the province pushed the protest back to October 4.

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