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Police scuttle ex-KP CM’s Swabi meeting

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Correspondent, O. (2026, October 12). Police scuttle ex-KP CM’s Swabi meeting. Dawn. https://www.dawn.com/news/2036454/police-scuttle-ex-kp-cms-swabi-meeting

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Police raided areas to prevent PTI workers from holding a meeting in Shewa Adda, Swabi on Sunday evening. Former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Sohail Afridi was scheduled to address the workers but could not due to the imposition of governor’s rule and an emergency in the province. Police increased patrols and deployed personnel at key locations including the Razaar Sports Complex, Karnal Sher Khan Chowk, and the Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway to prevent gatherings or protests.

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On Sunday, police conducted raids and arrested PTI workers across various areas to prevent them from holding a planned meeting in Shewa Adda, Razaar tehsil. Former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Sohail Afridi was scheduled to address PTI supporters that evening but could not due to the imposition of governor’s rule and an emergency in the province. Some PTI leaders advised workers to assemble at the Razaar Sports Complex instead, though police patrols were increased around Shewa Adda and other strategic locations like Karnal Sher Khan Chowk and along the Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway to prevent gatherings and protests.

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Topics

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa PTI Razaar SWABI Shewa Adda

Subjects

PTI ORG · 4× Shewa Adda GPE · 3× Dawn ORG · 1× Khyber Pakhtunkhwa GPE · 1× Razaar GPE · 1× SWABI GPE · 1× Sohail Afridi PERSON · 1× the Shewa Adda GPE · 1×

Narrative

Police raided various areas to arrest PTI workers to stop them from holding a meeting in the Shewa Adda area of Razaar tehsil here on Sunday.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-12

2026-10-12 · Dawn

Police scuttle ex-KP CM’s Swabi meeting · assertive framing

Claims (7 extracted, 1 hedged)

Police raided various areas to arrest PTI workers to stop them from holding a meeting in the Shewa Adda area of Razaar tehsil here on Sunday. asserted

Police → raid → Sunday

As per arrangements, former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Sohail Afridi planned to reach Shewa Adda on Sunday evening and address the workers, but due to the imposition of the governor’s rule and an emergency in the province, his meeting could not take place. uncertain

meeting → plan → place

However, sources said that some PTI leaders told the workers to reach the Razaar Sports Complex in Shewa Adda to hold the meeting. asserted

leaders → say → meeting

It has been learnt that the police crackdown began after the governor’s rule and an emergency was imposed in the province. asserted

emergency → learn → province

The police also started patrolling in the Shewa Adda and surrounding areas to scuttle any gathering of PTI workers, police sources said. asserted

sources → start → workers

A large number of police personnel were also deployed at Karnal Sher Khan Chowk in the district headquarters to deal with any PTI protest. asserted

number → deploy → protest

Similarly, police were also deployed at the Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway. asserted

police → deploy → Motorway