After marathon negotiations collapsed without agreement, the federal government and PTI blamed each other for the deadlock, with ministers accusing the opposition of double standards and warning of legal action over the planned march.
The federal government and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf traded blame on Sunday after hours-long negotiations failed to end the political deadlock, with both sides accusing each other of unwillingness to compromise.
According to Dawn, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said there had been no request from the PTI side for the long march to be postponed. He said the PTI had been given the option to hold a protest, but the government would not allow what he described as an attempt to create a disturbance in Islamabad. Naqvi warned that those supporting the PTI leader in violation of court orders would be committing contempt of court, adding that the government would take legal action “to every possible extent”.
“We gave them this option. Now, if they violate the orders, whether they are workers or politicians, whether they are protesting within KP or outside KP, we will pursue them one by one,” Naqvi said, adding that the government wanted to ensure that “this repeated episode of creating a disturbance in Islamabad comes to an end”.
<h2>Ministers accuse PTI of double standards</h2> Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said the PTI representatives had come for talks but were unwilling to abandon their “double standards and hypocrisy”. Tarar alleged that the provincial government’s policy was effectively promoting terrorism, and said the PTI leadership would have to decide whether it stood with Pakistan or Afghanistan. He blamed what he called the PTI government’s “double policy” for the loss of lives in the province.
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif alleged that the PTI had been facilitating terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, claiming this had resulted in insecurity in the province. In a statement posted on his social media account, he said the nation would “hold the KP government accountable” for the martyrdom of civilians and military personnel.
The PTI, for its part, has maintained that its march is a constitutional and political struggle, with its leadership saying the party wants court decisions regarding its founder implemented. The second round of talks was held at Parliament House under the chairmanship of National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq, but concluded without agreement.
The second round of talks was chaired by National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq at Parliament House, with the government side including Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and PPP Senator Sherry Rehman, and the opposition represented by PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan and Secretary General Salman Akram Raja, among others.
Islamabad authorities have extended the deployment of 3,000 Rangers personnel in the federal capital until October 15, as security remains heightened ahead of the PTI's protest march.
By: hammadkhaksar
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met President Asif Ali Zardari and consulted top political leadership and legal experts as the government-opposition deadlock persisted.
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