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Imran Khan’s latest message on X has effectively brushed aside Mahmood Khan Achakzai’s appeal for dialogue, as the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leadership has reiterated that Khan’s call for a protest movement will take precedence.
Meanwhile, a senior source close to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has maintained that meaningful talks with PTI are impossible unless the party expresses regret or issues an apology for the May 9 incidents and what the government describes as anti-army campaigns conducted by Imran Khan and PTI’s social media platforms.
When contacted, PTI Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram said that since the directive for a protest movement has come directly from party founder Imran Khan, it will be followed. He said that while Achakzai is free to pursue his own political efforts, including dialogue, PTI leaders are bound by Imran Khan’s instructions. Akram added that Khan has directed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister to prepare for a protest movement aimed at restoring the rule of law and ensuring the supremacy of the Constitution.
Speaking at a national conference of the opposition alliance on Saturday, its head, Mahmood Khan Achakzai, stated that the Constitution had been “torn to shreds” and called on former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman to initiate dialogue to help steer the country out of its political crisis.
On the same day, Imran Khan’s post on X not only criticised the Field Marshal but also instructed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi to prepare for a protest campaign.
In an interview with The News, PTI’s information secretary reaffirmed that the party would adhere strictly to Imran Khan’s position. The publication contacted Sheikh Waqas Akram to clarify whether PTI would align itself with Achakzai’s call for talks or Imran Khan’s protest directive.
Responding to Achakzai’s proposal for dialogue, a senior government source close to the prime minister questioned the feasibility of talks with PTI, citing the events of May 9 and what he termed the party’s ongoing anti-army rhetoric.
According to the source, the Shehbaz Sharif-led government believes that dialogue cannot take place without an expression of remorse or an apology. “Military installations were attacked, martyrs were ridiculed, and a sustained campaign of vilification was launched against the armed forces and their leadership,” the source said, adding that under such circumstances, meaningful negotiations were not possible.
