{
  "id": 12586196,
  "title": "Govt cannot be pressured into accepting demands by holding the state 'hostage', says Sanaullah on PTI march",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/govt-cannot-be-pressured-into-accepting-demands-by-holding-the-state",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T08:53:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2035383/govt-cannot-be-pressured-into-accepting-demands-by-holding-the-state-hostage-says-sanaullah-on-pti-march"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Political Adviser to the Prime Minister, Rana Sanaullah, cautioned on Wednesday that governments cannot be coerced into accepting demands by holding the state hostage and sparking political turmoil. Addressing journalists in Islamabad, Sanaullah emphasized that the government would not allow discussions with the opposition to be leveraged as \"tools\" for political gain.\n\nHe reiterated that dialogue doors remain open, echoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's plea to PTI leadership to engage in talks and abandon their protest plans. However, Sanaullah firmly stated that negotiations could not be employed to bully the government into submission. He deemed the PTI's actions as \"successful\" in disrupting peace and lamented that politics had morphed into a culture of personal attacks and intolerance.\n\nSanaullah reflected on the PTI's history of protests in Islamabad, stretching back to 2022 and 2024. He underscored the recent surge in terrorism incidents, highlighting that victims included children, civilians, and soldiers from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). He denounced the behavior of the KP government, which he termed \"unacceptable,\" as they played traditional music and chanted slogans while urging citizens to participate in a march to Islamabad. Sanaullah firmly criticized the government's conduct, stating that the people in the province had also expressed disapproval.",
  "summary": "The government cannot be pressured into accepting demands by holding the state hostage and creating political instability, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah said on Wednesday. Speaking to the media in Islamabad, Sanaullah said that the government would not allow talks with the opposition to be used as a “tool” for political demands. “Doors for talks are open,”…",
  "key_points": [
    "Governments cannot be coerced into accepting demands by holding the state hostage, warns Sanaullah.",
    "Dialogue doors remain open, echoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's plea to PTI leadership.",
    "PTI's actions disrupt peace, Sanaullah laments personal attacks and intolerance."
  ],
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  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Govt cannot be pressured into accepting demands by holding the state 'hostage', says Sanaullah on PTI march",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/govt-cannot-be-pressured-into-accepting-demands-by-holding-the-state-12587713",
        "published": "2026-10-07T08:53:06.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}