Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif ruled out talks with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf under current circumstances
Islamabad: According to ARY News, Pakistan’s defense minister Khawaja Asif said that demands for civil disobedience and assaults on Islamabad cannot be accepted in the present situation, ruling out talks with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. “Negotiations cannot be held at gunpoint,” Khawaja Asif said during Tuesday’s parliamentary session.
Asif emphasized how political unrest continues to cost the nation and its citizens. He made reference to the circumstances in Parachinar when he said, “Incidents like these are also contributing factors.”
“How can a major incident like this happen in your province and you do nothing about it?” Asif said, criticizing the PTI leadership in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Mahmood Khan informed me that the conflict in Parachinar began as a property dispute but turned into sectarian bloodshed, which claimed a large number of people.
According to Asif, the provincial government is in charge of upholding law and order in accordance with the Pakistani Constitution.
He was reported by ARY News as adding, “The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ignored Parachinar while they were still focused on Islamabad.”
Khawaja Asif told the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leadership, “You have every right to protest in Islamabad, but kindly also pay attention to your province.”
Asif called for restraint in the PTI’s political rhetoric. “I will react favorably if you talk positively. Anger just breeds more animosity.
Imran Khan, the founder of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), had already vowed to demand that remittances be stopped if his requests were not fulfilled, according to a statement made by his sister Aleema Khan, which ARY News reported.
Speaking to the reporters outside Adiala Jail, Imran Khan’s sister said the founder reaffirmed his support for the release of innocent inmates and the creation of a judicial committee made up of three Supreme Court justices.
Imran Khan was reported by Aleema Khan as stating that he would soon demand “stopping remittances to Pakistan” if these two requests were not fulfilled.
