PTI Long March, Makes Meeting with Founding Chairman a Condition

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has announced that it will firmly stick to its decision to hold the scheduled long march and will not postpone it under any circumstances. The development came after a lengthy meeting of the party’s core and political committees. According to a private TV channel report, Barrister Gohar and Salman Akram Raja briefed participants in detail on the negotiations held with government representatives. The participants were informed that the government had adopted a very firm stance against the long march and had expressed several concerns regarding its planned staging.

It is worth noting that Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, who is a member of the government’s negotiating committee, has warned that the federal government could impose an emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa if the long march takes place on October 4. According to sources, representatives of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) also supported this warning. During the meeting, some members suggested postponing the long march to avoid government pressure and possible action. However, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi strongly rejected the proposal, declaring that he would not back down under any circumstances.

Chief Minister Sohail Afridi maintained that only PTI’s founding chairman has the authority to postpone the long March and that the final decision rests with him. He stressed that any further action would be taken in accordance with the party founder’s instructions. The meeting decided that PTI would make a meeting with its founding chairman a condition during the negotiations with the government scheduled for today. The party leadership maintains that the political crisis can only be resolved through direct consultation and dialogue with its founding chairman. PTI leaders say they will not retreat from their demands. However, they maintain that all decisions will ultimately depend on the founding chairman’s instructions, taking into account the situation in the country. Following the government’s warning about the possible imposition of an emergency, the country’s political climate appears increasingly tense.