Asif, Tarar fire fresh salvoes at PTI after talks deadlock
Pakistani government ministers Khawaja Asif and Attaullah Tarar have criticized the opposition party PTI following the collapse of negotiations regarding a planned long march. The deadlock stems from disagreements over counter-terrorism policies in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
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The breakdown in dialogue between the government and opposition highlights ongoing political instability and security challenges in Pakistan.
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facebook --> twitter --> whatsup --> linkded --> email MORE (3) Messenger Whatsapp --> Defence Minister Khawaja Asif (L) and Information and Broadcasting Minister Attaullah Tarar (R). Photos: File Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Sunday fired fresh salvoes at the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) over the failure of government-opposition talks, accusing the party of adopting double standards on terrorism and using calls for consultation as a delaying tactic.
The exchange followed marathon government-opposition talks over PTI's planned long march, which ended in deadlock in the early hours of Sunday. Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi had said the PTI-TTAP side wanted counter-terrorism measures in K-P to be agreed jointly by the federal and provincial governments after consultation with political parties and other stakeholders.
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