--- title: "PTI leader claims Sohail Afridi and Junaid Akbar arrested" description: "Most outlets reported that PTI parliamentary leader Shahid Khattak claimed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and party leader Junaid Akbar had been arrested. Both excerpts led with the arrest claim and attributed it to Khattak. 24 News HD added context that the arrests reportedly occurred after the imposition of governor's rule, while Hum News English briefly urged supporters to gather, a detail not mentioned in the 24 News HD excerpt." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/13615-sohail-afridi-junaid-akbar-arrested-claims-pti-parliamentary site: HarZaviya language: en --- # PTI leader claims Sohail Afridi and Junaid Akbar arrested pakistan · updated 11 Oct 2026, 2:59 PM PKT · 11 Oct 2026 · 4 articles from 4 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 4 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that PTI parliamentary leader Shahid Khattak claimed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and party leader Junaid Akbar had been arrested. Both excerpts led with the arrest claim and attributed it to Khattak. 24 News HD added context that the arrests reportedly occurred after the imposition of governor's rule, while Hum News English briefly urged supporters to gather, a detail not mentioned in the 24 News HD excerpt. ## Same story from 4 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Aaj News (English)** — [PTI claims Sohail Afridi, Junaid Akbar arrested](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330476093/pti-claims-sohail-afridi-junaid-akbar-arrested) · 11 Oct 2026, 2:59 PM PKT > The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has claimed that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and the party’s provincial president, Junaid Akbar Khan, have been arrested following the imposition of governor’s rule in the province. A post on Junaid Akbar Khan’s official X account said that Afridi and Akbar had been arrested. However, there has been no official confirmation or denial of the... - **Daily Pakistan (English)** — [CM Sohail Afridi, Junaid Akbar reportedly Arrested as KP faces Federal Takeover](https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/11-Oct-2026/cm-sohail-afridi-junaid-akbar-reportedly-arrested-as-kp-faces-federal-takeover) · 11 Oct 2026, 2:36 PM PKT · 88% identical wording to the newest filing > PESHAWAR – Some reports about alleged arrests of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and PTI leader Junaid Akbar surfaced online, with neither police nor government authorities officially confirming their detention. The whereabouts of two Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders remain unclear amid unverified claims circulating about their alleged arrests. Some reports have gone furth... - **24 News HD** — [Sohail Afridi, Junaid Akbar arrested, claims PTI parliamentary leader](https://www.24newshd.tv/11-Oct-2026/sohail-afridi-junaid-akbar-arrested-claims-pti-parliamentary-leader) · 11 Oct 2026, 2:06 PM PKT · 91% identical wording to the newest filing > A PTI parliamentary leader Shahid Khatak has claimed that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, party leader Junaid Akbar and several other associates have been arrested after imposing governor's rule in the province. - **Hum News English** — [PTI’s Shahid Khattak claims Sohail Afridi, Junaid Akbar arrested](https://humenglish.com/latest/ptis-shahid-khattak-claims-sohail-afridi-junaid-akbar-arrested/) · 11 Oct 2026, 1:47 PM PKT · 87% identical wording to the newest filing > PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNA Shahid Khattak has claimed that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ‘Chief Minister’ Sohail Afridi and party leaders, including Junaid Akbar, have been arrested, urging supporters to gather in Peshawar following the imposition of an emergency in the province. In a post on X, Khattak, who is president of PTI’s southern region in KP, said he was present in Peshawar and... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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