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Sherry Rehman Says PTI Refused Agreed Draft Four Times

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  • Sherry Rehman says talks with PTI failed after the party refused an agreed draft four times.
  • The main point of contention was a counter-terrorism framework for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
  • The KP government's refusal to sign the draft is cited as the reason for the collapse.

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Negotiations between the government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) over its planned long march have collapsed. PPP Vice President, Senator Sherry Rehman, has blamed the failure on the PTI-led Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, stating it refused to sign a key draft on counter-terrorism cooperation and introduced new conditions late in the talks. She now adds that the draft was revised four times, with PTI repeatedly agreeing before finally backing out.

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PPP Senator Sherry Rehman has now claimed that a draft agreement was revised four times and that PTI repeatedly gave its consent before ultimately refusing to sign, causing the talks to collapse.

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In a further statement on the collapse of negotiations, Senator Sherry Rehman has claimed that a draft agreement was revised four times before Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) ultimately refused to sign it, despite having repeatedly indicated their consent.

Rehman stated that while playing a democratic role, the government side had listened to all of the opposition's concerns, but expressed regret that the talks failed after PTI backed out of an agreed-upon deal.

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