PTI Blames Govt’s ‘Unilateral’ Approach to KP Counterterrorism for Talks Failure
PTI said the government rejected a draft that was 95% complete, with disputes over counterterrorism control and access to Imran Khan still unresolved.
- Negotiations between the federal government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf ended in deadlock in the early hours of Sunday without an agreement, with the principal point of deadlock centered on PTI's demand for immediate access to founder Imran Khan.
- Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi accused Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi of 'sabotaging' the negotiations at the last moment, claiming 99% of points had been agreed before Afridi altered the draft.
- PTI leader Asad Qaiser stated the government told PTI that Imran would not be part of the agreement and his involvement was 'not under consideration at that stage,' though meetings between Khan and his family members and lawyers would resume from Tuesday.
- Naqvi warned that Afridi would be responsible 'if there is any loss of life' during the march and claimed the KP government agreed to a 72-hour implementation plan covering counterterrorism initiatives but then backtracked.
- PTI launched the first phase of its long march from Lakki Marwat to Swabi on Sunday with no plan for Islamabad announced, as senior leaders criticized the 'reckless squandering of an opening' for confidence-building measures amid the standoff.
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Asad Qaiser says Imran Khan access was main hurdle in govt-opposition talks
Opposition negotiator and former National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser has said the demand to allow political leaders to meet jailed PTI founder Imran Khan was the main issue that prevented government-opposition talks from reaching an agreement.
PTI blames govt’s ‘unilateral’ approach to KP counterterrorism for talks failure
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Salman Akram Raja has attributed the failure of government-opposition talks to a disagreement over the proposed framework for counterterrorism measures in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, saying the federal government wanted the provincial government to own actions initiated unilaterally by the Centre. In a post on X following the talks, Raja said the PTI-TTAP negotiating team had insisted that counterterrorism measures …
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Govt's insistence on 'unilateral' KP anti-terror actions led to talks failure: PTI
KP jirga wisdom of tribal, notables must be respected: PTIKP must fulfil responsibility on counterterrorism: Govt. Naqvi accuses KP CM Sohail Afridi of sabotaging talks.Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Secretary General Salman Akram Raja...
Naqvi says talks with opposition have collapsed, accuses KP CM of 'sabotaging' negotiations
Interior minister says KP govt had consented to signing a written agreement on counterterrorism but then backtracked; CM Afridi shares demands he presented; PPP says Peshawar "began dictating terms" to PTI.
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