Sherry Rehman Says PTI Refused Agreed Draft Four Times
At a glance
- 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.
Story so far
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.
Latest development
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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