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title: "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Denies Existence of Imran Khan Release Force"
description: "Most outlets reported that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Suhail Afridi denied the existence of an \"Imran Khan Release Force\" during a Federal Constitutional Court hearing. Dawn added that Afridi described the \"Imran Khan Rehayi Aman Movement\" as a peaceful civic initiative and called the petition \"speculative and politically motivated.\" Other outlets framed the denial more neutrally without elaborating on the movement's nature or the petition's intent."
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# Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Denies Existence of Imran Khan Release Force

pakistan · updated 28 Jul 2026, 11:01 AM PKT · 27–28 Jul 2026 · 4 articles from 4 outlets over 2 developments

## How it developed

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### 28 Jul 2026 — Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Denies Existence of Imran Khan Release Force (3 outlets)

> Most outlets reported that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Suhail Afridi denied the existence of an "Imran Khan Release Force" during a Federal Constitutional Court hearing. Dawn added that Afridi described the "Imran Khan Rehayi Aman Movement" as a peaceful civic initiative and called the petition "speculative and politically motivated." Other outlets framed the denial more neutrally without elaborating on the movement's nature or the petition's intent.

- **Daily Times** — [KP chief minister denies existence of ‘Imran Khan Release Force’](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1529540/kp-chief-minister-denies-existence-of-imran-khan-release-force/) · 28 Jul 2026, 11:01 AM PKT
  > Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Suhail Afridi has denied the existence of any organisation called the “Imran Khan Release Force” in a written reply submitted to the Federal Constitutional Court, describing the petition against it as baseless and politically motivated. Read More: KP CM Afridi unveils ‘Imran Khan Release Force‘ The eight-page response, filed through the […]
- **Pakistan Observer** — [KP CM denies existence of PTI Founder’s ‘Release Force’ before FCC](https://pakobserver.net/kp-cm-denies-existence-of-pti-founders-release-force-before-fcc/) · 28 Jul 2026, 10:56 AM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing
  > ISLAMABAD – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Suhail Afridi has denied the existence of any “Release Force” formed for the release…
- **Dawn** — [No ‘release Imran force’ exists, KP CM tells FCC](https://www.dawn.com/news/2018901/no-release-imran-force-exists-kp-cm-tells-fcc) · 28 Jul 2026, 7:36 AM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing
  > • Sohail Afridi says ‘Imran Khan Rehayi Aman Movement’ is a peaceful, voluntary civic initiative, aimed at raising awareness about due process of law• Terms petition ‘speculative, politically motivated’ and liable to be dismissed• Constitutional court to hear plea tomorrow ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Monday categorically denied before the Federal Constitutional...

### 27 Jul 2026 — K-P CM denies existence of Imran release force (1 outlet)

- **The Express Tribune** — [K-P CM denies existence of Imran release force](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2620492/k-p-cm-denies-existence-of-imran-release-force) · 27 Jul 2026, 12:08 AM PKT
  > Afridi tells FCC no armed group formed or operationalised

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- [Federal Constitutional Court adjourns case on Imran Khan release force](https://harzaviya.com/stories/742-federal-constitutional-court-adjourns-case-on-imran-khan) · 29 Jul 2026 · 3 outlets · 71% related

4 articles from 4 outlets, 27–28 Jul 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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