ISLAMABAD, 15 September 2026 (Ghufran): An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Islamabad has ordered the blocking of passports of 24 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders, including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, Omar Ayub and Asad Qaiser, in a case related to the violent protest held on November 26, 2024. During Monday’s hearing, ATC Judge Abual Hasnat Muhammad Zulqarnain observed that the available record showed that the accused had been nominated in the case, while the investigating officer informed the court that they could flee the country to evade legal proceedings. The court noted that the accused faced serious allegations, including attacks on state institutions and promotion of terrorism, and had failed to appear before the court, while those who had obtained interim bail had also not joined the investigation. Accepting the investigating officer’s request, the court directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to block the passports of the accused until further orders. The order also covers lawmakers Shehram Tarakai, Shah Ahmed, Sher Ali Arbab, Muhammad Iqbal Afridi, Dr Amjad Ali, Junaid Akbar, Shahid Khattak and Zubair Wazir. Other individuals named in the order include Arshad Umarzai, Zar Alam, Mian Umar, Akhtar Khan, Humayun Khan, Riaz Khan, Abdul Kabir Khan, Tufail Anjum, Asif Mehsud, Ajab Gul, Muhammad Usman, Babar Saleem Swati, Irfan Saleem, Advocate Ali Zaman and Malik Shahab.