Peshawar anti-terrorism court orders conclusive report in Radio Pakistan attack case
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What happened
The anti-terrorism court in Peshawar declined to accept the investigation officer's report in the Radio Pakistan Peshawar attack case and directed submission of a conclusive report. The case concerns the 2023 attack on the state broadcaster's premises, and the court proceeding is politically sensitive because supplied video material reportedly identifies Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi as a suspect.
Why it matters
The court's order reopens legal pressure in a terrorism-linked case tied to a serving provincial chief minister and sets a fresh procedural deadline for police and prosecutors. It also raises the chance of renewed contestation over evidence handling, arrest thresholds, and court-directed investigative steps in the coming days.
On September 19, an anti-terrorism court in Peshawar rejected an investigation officer's report as inconclusive in the 2023 attack case involving Radio Pakistan Peshawar and ordered a conclusive report to be submitted next week. The case has political sensitivity because video material reportedly placed before the court identifies Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi among the suspects. The court order creates a near-term legal deadline that could intersect with PTI street mobilisation and shape policing, political messaging, and provincial-federal coordination.
Watch for
Peshawar anti-terrorism court submission deadline for conclusive report on Radio Pakistan attack case by October 3, 2026 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi's public statement regarding the Radio Pakistan attack case by September 29, 2026 Police report on evidence handling in the Radio Pakistan attack case filed with the Peshawar anti-terrorism court by October 2, 2026 No confirmed arrests related to the Radio Pakistan attack case reported by local media by October 1, 2026
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