ANP refuses to negotiate with PTI

Published February 16, 2024

The Awami National Party has ruled out negotiations with the PTI, claiming it had stolen ANP’s mandate.

In a statement, ANP central general secretary Mian Iftikhar Hussain said that PTI senior leader and former National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser had contacted the party leadership.

However, Hussain said that ANP was of the view that under the prevailing circumstances negotiations with PTI as a party was not appropriate.

Hussain said that PTI was being given government through rigging in elections and in such a situation the ANP had the only option to hold protest rallies. “ANP has been defeated and PTI was supported,” he said.

He said his party had already announced its plan of holding protests from Feb 20 against election rigging, alteration of results and use of money.

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