Shortly after after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan confirmed receiving an offer from the government to postpone Islamabad protest, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi denied holding negotiations with the former ruling party.
“No talks are taking place as negotiations are not held under threats,” said the interior minister while speaking to media persons on Thursday after attending a Islamabad High Court (IHC) hearing regarding the PTI protest.
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Naqvi said that he was in favour of talks, however, holding talks after giving threats is not possible.
The development comes after the former prime minister said he had received an “offer” via top party leaders to postpone his much-hyped Islamabad protest, slated for November 24.
The PTI founder said that he was told “everything will be alright” if he accepted the offer. “[I] received an offer via Barrister Gohar and [KP CM] Gandapur to postpone the protest and everything will be alright,” he said.
“No negotiations are taking place with the PTI founder,” the interior minister said, adding that the PTI should inform us if it wants to hold talks.
However, he added, the negotiations were not possible with the PTI if it announced staging sit-ins.
“The nation should decide on the protests because why do they hold protests on specific dates?” he asked referring to the upcoming visit of foreign delegates.
Naqvi further said that whatever the court orders, they will implement it.
The security czar warned the PTI supporters against gathering at D-Chowk in the federal capital, saying the authorities would detain the violators like before.
