In view of the security and economic challenges facing the cash-strapped country, the top leadership of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday termed Pakistan their top priority and threw their weight behind the dialogue with treasury benches for the sake of the country. The development came as the Imran Khan founded party is set to present it \u201ccharter of demands\u201d in the upcoming session which is likely to be held in the next week. The two sides have met twice \u2014on December 23 and January 2\u2014 to defuse prevailing political tensions in the country. Talking to journalists in Islamabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur said: \u201cPakistan is [our top] priority and [we] will hold talks for [the sake of] it.\u201d Referring to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif\u2019s remarks during today\u2019s meeting of the Central Apex Committee on the National Action Plan (NAP), the firebrand chief minister said that the premier should not deny \u201cfacts\u201d that no shots were fired during the crackdown on the PTI protesters in Islamabad in November last year. \u201cMaking such comments is inappropriate for PM Shehbaz,\u201d he added. Following the police crackdown against PTI\u2019s November 26 protest in the federal capital, the former ruling party claims that 13 of their supporters were killed, 58 sustained injuries and 45 are still missing. Five law enforcers \u2014 four personnel of Rangers and policeman, were also martyred during the clashes with the protesters. Responding to a question, the CM said that the nation together with the security institutions would eradicate the menace of terrorism from the country. Meanwhile, incarcerated PTI senior leader and former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi stressed the need for negotiations between the treasury and the opposition benches. \u201cDialogue is not the need of PTI but the Pakistan.\u201d Talking to the media after his appearance in an anti-terrorism court in Lahore, Qureshi warned that the failure of the ongoing negotiation process could endanger democracy in the country. \u201cPakistan stands at a critical juncture,\u201d he said and prayed for a breakthrough in the ongoing dialogue process. \u201cLet the negation take place. The incumbent government [in Centre] will tumble if the outcome of talks is not positive,\u201d warned the PTI leader. PTI entered the dialogues with sincerity, the former foreign minister said and urged the coalition government to take the matters forward with sincerity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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