{"id":2015,"date":"2026-10-01T20:03:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T15:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=2015"},"modified":"2026-10-01T20:03:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T15:03:44","slug":"opposition-alliance-agrees-to-talks-with-govt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=2015","title":{"rendered":"Opposition alliance agrees to talks with govt"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The opposition alliance has agreed to engage in talks with the government, while also deciding to proceed with its planned long march on October 4, opposition leaders said on Thursday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The decision was taken at a meeting of opposition leaders at Parliament House attended by PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan, former National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser, Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai, Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen chief Allama Raja Nasir Abbas and other leaders.<\/p>\n

The meeting discussed the proposed long march, government measures and the opposition\u2019s response. Leaders also deliberated on reports about the possible imposition of governor\u2019s rule or an emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the media after the meeting, Barrister Gohar said the opposition had discussed the long march as well as reports regarding governor\u2019s rule and emergency.<\/p>\n

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He said the opposition had also condemned the detention of the sisters of PTI founder Imran Khan and what he described as their treatment in custody. He added that several PTI lawmakers had also been arrested.<\/p>\n

Barrister Gohar said the opposition remained ready for dialogue, but claimed that the government had not formally contacted it.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are still ready for negotiations. The government has not formally contacted us. If they contact us, we will certainly be ready to talk,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said the opposition had conveyed its concerns to government advisers and had also approached the Supreme Court, but its orders had not been implemented.<\/p>\n

On reports of governor\u2019s rule or emergency, Barrister Gohar said the federation was strengthened when provinces remained autonomous.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you do something against the will of the people, the federation will become weaker,\u201d he said, adding that the opposition would also convey this position to the Pakistan Peoples Party.<\/p>\n

Barrister Gohar said the opposition considered peace and stability in the country its priority.<\/p>\n

Achakzai said he would respond to a letter received from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif but would not go to the Prime Minister\u2019s Office or House for a meeting.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI am ready to sit anywhere in Pakistan, under any tree. I am ready to visit the house of any party. But I will not go to the Speaker\u2019s House, the Prime Minister\u2019s House or the prime minister\u2019s chamber,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Achakzai was responding to a question about Prime Minister\u2019s Adviser Rana Sanaullah\u2019s invitation to him and Barrister Gohar to meet the premier.<\/p>\n

He also questioned the legitimacy of the prime minister and said he did not want to repeat what he described as harsh words about the government.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Raja Nasir Abbas said the opposition would adopt a political approach and support a peaceful long march.<\/p>\n

\u201cA democratic government can never be fascist. It should speak to the people with love,\u201d Abbas said.<\/p>\n

He said the country was facing serious security and economic challenges and alleged that the judiciary and other state systems had weakened.<\/p>\n

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