ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad court issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Wednesday in a case wherein he has been accused of making misleading allegations against state institutions and tarnishing their reputation.

The case has been registered with the National Cyber Crime Investigation Authority (NCCIA) under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca).

Senior Civil Judge Abbas Shah presided over the case?s proceedings and observed that the KP chief minister had failed to appear before the court despite being summoned.

Subsequently, he ordered the Afridi?s arrest and directed relevant authorities to produce him before the court.

The case?s hearing was adjourned till February 10.