The visit schedule of Sohail Afridi, Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, to Sindh has been revised, with the tour extended by one additional day. The visit will now span four days, according to sources.
Officials said Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leadership has submitted the updated programme to the Commissioner Karachi.
Under the revised plan, the KP chief minister will meet the Sindh Chief Minister on January 12. On the same day, he will also visit the Sindh High Court Bar Association. The previously scheduled meeting with FPCCI office-bearers has been cancelled.
Instead, Sohail Afridi will hold discussions with the All Karachi Traders Alliance. He is also set to visit the MWM centre in Karachi, where he will meet party leaders and workers.
We consider it necessary to clarify the FPCCI matter.
The original invitation to Chief Minister KP was issued directly by FPCCI, with a formal letter requesting his visit and even proposing a lunch reception in his honour. Accordingly, we incorporated this engagement into the… pic.twitter.com/pJwJKYaJ1I
— Haleem Adil Sheikh (@HaleemAdil) January 8, 2026As part of his engagements in Sindh, the KP chief minister will travel to Hyderabad on January 10. Sources said the revised itinerary reflects adjustments made to accommodate political and organisational meetings during the extended stay.
Sindh Government and PTI Coordination
Ahead of the visit, the Sindh government and PTI coordinated to ensure smooth arrangements and protocol. Sources said the Sindh authorities reached out to PTI leadership to convey their support for the visit.
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Former Sindh finance minister Nasir Hussain Shah reportedly contacted Haleem Adil Sheikh, assuring him that the KP chief minister would receive a warm welcome in Sindh and that necessary protocol would be in place.
Haleem Adil Sheikh confirmed the communication and relayed the message to Sohail Afridi. The KP chief minister later thanked the Sindh authorities, saying he did not require special protocol. He also stressed that political activities are permitted under the constitution and that he should be free to meet party supporters during his visit.
