Interior minister accuses KP CM of attempting to sabotage PTI-govt talks

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has accused Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi of attempting to sabotage negotiations between the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the federal government. The talks aimed to prevent PTI's planned long march towards Islamabad but ended without a final agreement due to disagreements over key issues, including access to jailed PTI founder Imran Khan and military operations in terrorism-hit areas.

Naqvi alleged that Afridi made changes to the draft agreement during negotiations, which the government had presented to President Asif Ali Zardari. The KP government's proposed commitments included reconsideration of the Police Act 2026, preventing terrorists from operating freely in the province, and an unequivocal condemnation of terrorist groups.

Afridi's seven-point draft of demands was shared on X, stating it was the document presented to the negotiation committee.

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