PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Wednesday said that the recent eye surgery of incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf founder Imran Khan at an Islamabad hospital suggested that he was being subjected to “inhuman treatment” in jail.

“It is the responsibility of the state and the federal government to eliminate ambiguity surrounding Imran Khan’s health,” Mr Afridi told the provincial cabinet in a meeting here, according to an official statement.

The CM said that hiding facts regarding Mr Khan’s health and preventing doctors and his family from meeting him was a serious violation of the Constitution and fundamental human rights.

He said thatthe KP government, which came into being on the basis of Mr Imran’s mandate, condemned every injustice meted out to him.

In cabinet meeting, CM orders finalisation of next ADP by Feb 15

“The provincial cabinet demands that Imran Khan be allowed immediate meetings with his family and doctors,” the statement quoted Mr Afridi as saying.

The chief minister said that the public protest across the country on February 8th was successful.

He, however, said that police’s “brutality” against PTI’s elected representatives in Karachi was an attack on democracy and that the images of violence against former MNAs and MPAs in Karachi were extremely painful.

“Lawyer Ali Zaman was picked up from outside Adiala Jail and subjected to severe torture,” he said, adding that men in plain clothes, who perpetrate violence, fell under the definition of terrorists.

He said the provincial government demanded that those who tortured Mr Zaman and his companions be brought to justice.

During the cabinet meeting, the CM said that open kutcheris had been launched and one session had been completed.

He ordered all secretaries, ministers, director generals and district administrations to hold weekly open kutcheris and said at least one online open kutcheri would be necessarily held every week at the provincial level.

Mr Afridi said that open kutcheri was an effective way to reduce the distance between the public and the government, adding that citizens, lacking resources or access, could communicate their concerns to authorities from their homes.

“Resolving public problems from home through open kutcheris is a government priority,” he said.

The CM ordered the finalisation of ADP for the next fiscal year by Feb 15 and said briefing on ADP 2026-27 would be held in the current month.

He expressed displeasure over the slow progress of work on the ADP 2025-26 and directed that all projects under ADP 2025-26 be put on the fast track this month.

“All requirements for development projects should be fulfilled immediately so that the people start receiving relief,” he said.

Published in Dawn, February 12th, 2026