{"id":34020,"date":"2023-12-11T03:29:04","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T03:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/pti-not-averse-to-talks-with-ppp-pml-n-to-heal-politics\/"},"modified":"2023-12-11T03:29:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T03:29:04","slug":"pti-not-averse-to-talks-with-ppp-pml-n-to-heal-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/pti-not-averse-to-talks-with-ppp-pml-n-to-heal-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"PTI not averse to talks with PPP, PML-N to \u2018heal politics\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>ISLAMABAD: Beset on all sides, the PTI seems to have finally come to the realisation that in order to survive in the electoral landscape of Pakistan, it may have to sit down with other political stakeholders, including the PML-N and PPP, instead of relying on the powers that be.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough the party is not ready to hold negotiations with the PPP and PML-N, it seems we may be left with no other option but to talk to these parties,\u201d a PTI leader told a handful of journalists during a briefing. To this end, he said, a chapter on \u2018healing the politics\u2019 has been included in the party manifesto as well.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the action aga\u00adinst the former ruling party\u2019s workers and activists has not dented its spirits, the leader claimed, adding that after its \u2018successful\u2019 power shows in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa \u2014 despite restrictions \u2014 the party has decided to organise countrywide conventions to rejuvenate its election bid, even if the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) does not allocate it the \u2018bat\u2019 symbol.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1796873\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In case of a ban on the party to contest polls, it will field independent candidates, the leader said.<\/p>\n<p>During the briefing, party leaders said they were aware of efforts to keep the PTI out of the elections and a counter-strategy in this regard was also in place. \u201c\u2026we have decided to contest the Feb 8 election on any electoral symbol\u2026and we are ready to field independent candidates in case of a ban,\u201d a senior leader of the party said on the condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u20182018 blunder will not be repeated\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As per the PTI leader, the party has also learned from its past mistakes. For instance, it will not pick the \u2018wrong persons\u2019 to represent the party, nor will it form a government without having a clear majority in parliament.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026It was also a blunder to form the government in 2018 as we did not have a clear majority,\u201d he said, adding that such a move would not be repeated in the future. He said that Imran Khan has also realised that \u201cit was not a wise decision to make the government in 2018 without having a clear majority\u201d in the National Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>Another representative of the party said that the powers that be were frustrated as they were hoping that Mr Khan would not be able to last a single day in jail but now he has spent almost 130 days in \u201cdetention\u201d. \u201cBut the PTI\u2019s popularity increased after the arrest of Imran Khan and this situation can force them to delay or suspend the elections. In that case, the Supreme Court could play its role,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1793771\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In response to a question about recent appointments in the PTI, particularly of its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1794477\">chairman<\/a> Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, the PTI leader said Imran Khan had asked Hamid Khan to become the chairman of the party, but the latter had refused.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about the impression that the party had been hijacked by lawyers, he said the PTI managed to \u201cget the affiliation and sympathies\u201d of a majority among the lawyers\u2019 community.<\/p>\n<p>Replying to a question about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1785519\">Afghan immigrants<\/a>, the PTI leader criticised the government for mishandling the Afghan issue. \u201cIt will increase problems for Pakistan and we will not be able to make the Pak-Afghan border peaceful,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><em>Published in Dawn, December 11th, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Beset on all sides, the PTI seems to have finally come to the realisation that in order to survive in the electoral landscape of Pakistan, it may have to sit down with other political stakeholders, including the PML-N and PPP, instead of relying on the powers that be. \u201cAlthough the party is not ready 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