Atta Tarar dares PTI to march on Islamabad, criticises KP government

At a glance

Atta Tarar has challenged PTI to proceed with its postponed long march.
He accuses the PTI-led KP government of having a "terror-crime nexus".
PTI has postponed its march to October 4, offering talks with the government.

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The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has postponed its planned long march on Islamabad to October 4, with its leadership offering to hold talks with the federal government. In response, Federal Information Minister Atta Tarar has challenged the PTI to proceed with the march, stating it would be on the government's terms. Tarar has also heavily criticised the PTI's provincial government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, accusing it of being weak on terrorism and facilitating militants.

Latest development

Following the PTI's decision to postpone its long march, Federal Information Minister Atta Tarar continued his strong criticism of the party, reiterating his challenge for them to march on Islamabad and repeating accusations against the KP government regarding terrorism.

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5 hours ago

Following the PTI's decision to postpone its long march, Federal Information Minister Atta Tarar on Saturday continued his strong criticism of the party and its Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government.

Reiterating his challenge for the party to proceed with its march to Islamabad, Tarar repeated accusations that the PTI-led provincial government was facilitating terrorists and failing to act against militancy.

6 hours ago

In a new statement, Federal Minister Atta Tarar accused the PTI leadership of duplicity, remarking, "Behind closed doors they’re nice, outside they become Tarzan!"