Peshawar High Court rejects Afridi’s plea challenging ECP proceedings

• Judge advises KP CM’s counsel to let the commission hear him first • Chief minister accused of violating code of conduct in Haripur by-polls last year • Petitioner’s lawyers say the process initiated by ECP may result in his disqualification PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday rejected a petition filed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi challenging proceedings initiated against him by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for allegedly violating the election code of conduct during by-elections in Haripur in November 2025. A bench comprising Justice Syed Arshad…