Achakzai urges PTI to delay civil disobedience movement

Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) Chairman Mahmood Khan Achakzai has urged Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to postpone its planned civil disobedience movement.

In conversation with a local TV on Saturday, Achakzai, who is the president of the opposition alliance Tehreek Tahafuz Ayeen-e-Pakistan (TTAP), emphasised the importance of dialogue with the government to resolve the country’s pressing issues.

Achakzai stressed that discussions should focus on a clear roadmap for when the government will step down. He said: “If problems can be resolved through dialogue, there’s nothing better than that. However, if talks fail, the movement will have to proceed.”

He further proposed that successful negotiations should lead to elections within four months. Achakzai also announced plans to visit Peshawar tomorrow at PTI’s invitation to offer prayers for the martyrs of Kurram and PTI.

Meanwhile, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar said that while no conditions were set for negotiations, demands were certainly presented.

Speaking to the media in Islamabad, Barrister Gohar criticised the handling of the November protest, noting: “Such incidents have occurred globally, but no shots were fired during protests. Here, tear gas shelling began before protesters could even assemble.”