ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek--Insaf (PTI) senior leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi said he was "shocked" at Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's declaration that it was Tahirul Qadri and Imran Khan who requested a meeting with General Raheel Sharif.

Speaking to the media on Friday, Qureshi dismissed Nawaz's assertion, terming the government "confused". He stated that the government's stance was a 'volte-face' as compared to what was discussed yesterday.

The PTI leader said the party had responded to the government's negotiation offers in a positive manner. He said the party was open to talks even today.

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Speaking shortly after the National Assembly session where Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said they have involved the army at the behest of protesting parties, Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Tahir-ur-Qadri said the government had “lied to the whole nation”.