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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif Offers Conditional Talks to PTI
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News18•06-10-2026, 17:02
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif Offers Conditional Talks to PTI
- •Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif demanded an immediate halt to the PTI long march as a condition for resuming political dialogue.
- •Sharif accused the opposition of negotiating in bad faith and altering previously agreed-upon matters to derail recent talks.
- •The Prime Minister expressed strong concern that prolonged protests and sit-ins threaten Pakistan's fragile economic recovery and stability.
- •While maintaining that the government remains open to constitutional dispute resolution, Sharif warned that law enforcement will act decisively to maintain public order.
Key Questions Answered
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has demanded an immediate end to the PTI's ongoing long march towards Islamabad as a strict prerequisite before any further dialogue can resume.
According to the ruling coalition, negotiations collapsed because the opposition leadership negotiated in bad faith and altered previously agreed-upon matters to deliberately derail the talks.
Sharif warned that prolonged sit-ins and street marches threaten to paralyse trade and development, undermining fragile economic recovery indicators achieved after two and a half years of macroeconomic stabilisation.
