FCC orders KP CM to respond on proposed 'Imran Khan release force' plans
Pakistan's Federal Constitutional Court has directed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi to respond within 10 days to a petition challenging plans to form a 'release force' for imprisoned PTI founder Imran Khan. The proposed force, announced in February 2026, aims to continue efforts securing Khan's release from detention since August 2023; the petition argues it would violate constitutional prohibitions on private militias. Internal PTI divisions over the proposal are evident, with some questioning parallels to historical militant organizations.