Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Friday said that the province would withhold grants for the federal government until authorities allowed meetings with jailed PTI founder Imran Khan.
The KP chief minister made the remarks during his budget speech, presenting the provincial budget for the fiscal year 2026-27 with an outlay of Rs2.17 trillion.
“Until meetings are restored, no grant will be filed,” he said, adding that the provincial government’s demand was for the PTI founder to receive treatment at the best hospital and for meetings with him to be resumed.
The chief minister said that 92 members of the provincial assembly had collectively decided to present the budget and thanked parliamentarians for working day and night on the financial plan.
This is a developing story and is being updated with further details.
