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PTI spokesperson Gohar criticized Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's invitation for talks as insincere and noted that PTI leaders have not been allowed to see party founder Imran Khan in nearly a year. Sharif urged PTI to end its long march toward Islamabad before he would consider holding discussions, warning that continued protests could harm Pakistan’s economy. Meanwhile, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi reaffirmed his support for Imran Khan and encouraged party supporters to join the protest in Peshawar.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-07,
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same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) questioned the seriousness of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s offer for talks, calling it merely symbolic, as reported by Pakistan Today. PTI spokesperson Gohar stated that the government had also prevented PTI leaders from meeting Imran Khan for nearly a year, with the last such meeting taking place in October 2022, according to Geo News. In response, Sharif warned at an event in Islamabad that protests and long marches could hurt Pakistan’s economy and urged PTI to end their ongoing march towards Islamabad as a condition for holding talks. Meanwhile, the PTI-led march continued towards Peshawar, with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Sohail Afridi encouraging party supporters to join the mobilization in Kohat.
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Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday questioned the seriousness of Prime Minister
Shehbaz Sharif’s offer for talks, calling it "merely symbolic" and saying the government had taken no concrete step beyond extending the invitation, Pakistan Today reported.
asserted
Today → lead → invitation
PTI spokesperson Gohar said the Shehbaz Sharif-led government had also prevented PTI leaders from meeting the party’s founder and former PM
Imran Khan, for nearly a year.
asserted
government → say → year
Speaking to reporters in Rawalpindi, he said the last such meeting took place in October last year, Geo News reported.
asserted
News → speak → October
His remarks came after Sharif asked PTI to halt its ongoing long march towards Islamabad as a condition for holding talks.
asserted
Sharif → come → talks
At an event in Islamabad, the prime minister warned that protests and long marches could hurt Pakistan’s economy.
uncertain
protests → warn → economy
"I urge you to come to your senses, end the long march and sit-in, and then we will sit with you," he said.
asserted
he → urge → you
The PTI-led march, meanwhile, continued towards Peshawar on Monday, with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Sohail Afridi calling on party supporters to join the mobilisation.
asserted
Afridi → lead → mobilisation
Afridi addressed march participants after the convoy reached Kohat and thanked residents for their "magnificent welcome".
asserted
convoy → address → welcome
He said the convoy would resume its journey towards Peshawar from University Chowk on Tuesday, The Express Tribune reported.
asserted
Tribune → say → Tuesday
Declaring his loyalty to Imran Khan, Afridi said, “I am a soldier of Imran Khan.
asserted
I → declare → Khan
Even if the whole world comes together, it cannot put a price on me."
asserted
it → come → me
He also urged supporters to send a message that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa belongs to Imran Khan.
asserted
Pakhtunkhwa → urge → Khan
The chief minister had started the march from Lakki Marwat on Sunday after negotiations between PTI and the federal government failed to settle differences over the planned protest.
asserted
negotiations → start → protest
Those talks, led by national assembly speaker Ayaz Sadiq, ended on Saturday without an agreement.
asserted
talks → lead → agreement
The Pakistan government had asked PTI to call off the march, while the opposition sought assurances that its leaders would be permitted to meet long-imprisoned Imran Khan.
asserted
leaders → ask → Khan
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