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Fazlur Rehman Backs PTI Long March and Urges Dialogue Amid Rising Pakistan Tensions
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Moneycontrol•07-10-2026, 11:46
Fazlur Rehman Backs PTI Long March and Urges Dialogue Amid Rising Pakistan Tensions
- •JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman stated that peaceful political activity and long marches are democratic rights that should not be obstructed by the government.
- •Rehman hosted opposition leaders including Allama Raja Nasir Abbas and Salman Akram Raja, while receiving an invitation to a proposed All Parties Conference.
- •The JUI-F leader criticized repeated military operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, arguing they have failed to bring lasting stability or allow displaced residents to return home.
- •Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif offered to negotiate with the PTI only if the party calls off its ongoing long march and sit-ins.
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JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman stated that a long march is a democratic right and argued that the government should not obstruct the PTI's planned protest towards Islamabad, emphasizing that peaceful political activity should be trusted.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif offered to hold talks with the PTI only on the condition that the party ends its ongoing long march and sit-ins.
Maulan Fazlur Rehman criticized repeated military operations from Swat to Waziristan, arguing that they have failed to restore lasting stability, disrupted the provincial government's functioning, and prevented displaced residents from returning home.
