Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Sunday accused the PTI-backed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government of withdrawing from security commitments during the final stage of talks with the federal government.
In a post on X, he said the KP government had initially agreed to sign a written agreement and submit a 72-hour implementation plan covering security and counterterrorism measures.
Naqvi said the provincial government had also agreed to reconsider the Police Act 2026, prevent militants from establishing safe havens, condemn the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), cooperate on Afghan refugee repatriation and provide greater funding for counterterrorism and police operations.
According to Naqvi, the KP government had further agreed to implement the National Action Plan, strengthen coordination with security forces and take responsibility for counterterrorism measures in the merged districts.
“Last night, during the final phase of negotiations, the KP Government backed out of these commitments,” he said, stressing that security matters should not be politicised.
The federal government and PTI held two rounds of talks aimed at preventing the party’s planned march on Islamabad, but failed to reach an agreement over key issues, including access to jailed PTI founder Imran Khan and military operations in KP.
Meanwhile, KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi announced the start of PTI’s long march towards Islamabad from Lakki Marwat on Sunday.
Afridi said PTI’s demands included prisoners’ legal and medical rights, political dialogue, guarantees for democracy and press freedom, and humanitarian relief for certain political prisoners.
Naqvi rejected the draft circulated by Afridi, saying the negotiating teams had already agreed on a separate draft along with a KP terrorism-related implementation plan.
