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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi warned that PTI’s long march will not be allowed to proceed past Punjab’s Attock district. He claimed the party lacks the capacity to continue beyond this point and questioned their ability to mobilize two million people as they claim. During a Geo News interview, Kundi also criticized the KP government for its stance on terrorism and accused PTI founder Imran Khan of having ties with militants in the past. The governor stated that if necessary measures like governor’s rule are required to maintain order, they will be implemented as a last resort.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-06,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi remained defiant in late September 2026 as he prepared to lead a PTI protest march to Islamabad, despite warnings from federal authorities about imposing governor's rule or an emergency. The planned march, set for October 4th, aimed to demand the release of jailed party founder and former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has been imprisoned since 2023 on corruption charges he denies as politically motivated. Negotiations between the government and PTI leaders failed to reach a resolution, with the government demanding that PTI call off the protest. On October 4th, strict security measures were in place as Afridi reached Lakki Marwat by helicopter to lead the march from Gandi Chowk on the Peshawar-Karachi Indus Highway, drawing criticism for allegedly violating an Islamabad High Court order against such usage of state resources. Meanwhile, PTI workers from Dera Ismail Khan also set out towards Islamabad in support of their imprisoned leader. Despite tensions and security concerns, both sides emphasized maintaining a peaceful protest approach. The march, expected to take several days, was seen as a continuation of the party's political struggle against what they perceive as unjust treatment under the current government. Dera Ismail Khan and other southern districts joined the main convoy led by Afridi, with thousands of supporters participating in the demonstration. The move sparked national attention amid ongoing political tensions in Pakistan.
Written for “PTI Long March Protest” on 2026-10-06,
grounded in this article and the 20 other(s) covering the same event.
Why this leaning score
The model judged this article politically coded and scored it +0.45, but all 4 of its quote(s) are attributed speech - words the article quotes from someone, not the article's own narration, so the score is not published.
Written under an earlier scoring contract, which gave a paragraph
rather than checkable quotes. Re-analysing this article replaces it.
Leaning score withheld for article 59377: attributed speech only · logged 2026-10-06
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on Tuesday vowed that PTI’s long march will not be allowed to proceed past Punjab’s Attock, stating that the party “did not have the capacity” to do so.
asserted
party → vow → capacity
The opposition has gone ahead with its march despite warnings from the Centre, which has vowed to prevent any gatherings in Islamabad.
asserted
which → go → Islamabad
The protest aims to demand the release of jailed party founder and former prime minister Imran Khan.
asserted
protest → aim → Khan
PTI decided to embark on the march after weekend talks with the federal government to bridge their differences failed for multiple reasons, particularly over the counterterrorism policy.
asserted
talks → decide → policy
So far, the KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi-led convoy has aimed to reach Khairabad — which borders Punjab — by October 8, where the KP chief minister will announce the next plan of action.
asserted
minister → lead → action
Kundi made the remarks while speaking to Geo News programme Geo Pakistan.
asserted
Kundi → make → programme
“They cannot go any further than Attock,” Kundi said, warning PTI to “try to take a step”.
asserted
Kundi → go → step
He contended that the party did not have “enough capacity” to march further.
“They claim to have two million people with them [..] show us the people, they don’t have the capacity.”
uncertain
they → contend → capacity
Kundi held that the province was suffering due to terrorism and “yet, they [PTI] want to march to Islamabad instead”.
asserted
they → hold → Islamabad
Speaking about his recent meeting with Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi in Peshawar, the governor recalled that the two often held meetings to discuss the security situation, and during last week’s meeting, the two also discussed “dialogue with the PTI as well as the way forward in relation to PTI’s long march”.
asserted
two → speak → march
Kundi cautioned, “If there is a mishap in the long march — especially if someone from the South KP who wants to reach Islamabad to carry out a plot — what screening mechanisms does the PTI have in place to prevent that from happening?”
asserted
PTI → caution → that
He also assailed the PTI-led KP government for “staying silent” on terrorist incidents.
“When the federal government asks for their support against militancy, they say that the army should leave the province and that we should hold a dialogue with Afghanistan,” Kundi said, accusing the incarcerated PTI founder of “having militants settled in KP in the past”.
asserted
militants → assail → past
“He was called Taliban Khan,” Kundi added, speaking of Imran.
asserted
Kundi → call → Imran
Kundi further claimed that the KP CM Afridi was taking “directions from PTI leader Muraad Saeed,” whom the governor described as a “runaway”.
asserted
governor → claim → runaway
He vowed that Saeed “will be brought before the people and made to pay for his actions”.
asserted
Saeed → vow → actions
Speaking about the possibility of governor’s rule in KP, Kundi said, “If the president and prime minister hand the task to the province [..] and deem appropriate the need for the governor’s rule, the province will ensure implementation”.
asserted
province → speak → implementation
He held that governor’s rule was the last resort.
asserted
rule → hold → ?
“Surgery is the last option; first,, you are put on medicaiton “, no one wishes to do it”, he said of the governor’s rule.
asserted
he → put → rule
“We want to continue, but if you are pushed to the limit and there is no option left, then it is considered.
asserted
it → want → limit
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