Thursday, December 25, 2025
ADVT 
International

Imran Khan turns down government's dialogue offer

Darpan News Desk IANS, 16 Nov, 2014 10:56 AM
    Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has turned down the government’s offer to hold talks, media reported Sunday.
     
    Addressing a party rally in Sahiwal city in Punjab province, Imran Khan urged all Pakistanis to come out of their homes Nov 30, not for him, but for the future of their children, The Nation reported. 
     
    He refused to hold talks with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, adding the premier may remain at his post, while the PTI sit-in will also continue, as long as the judicial investigation of irregularities in elections was not launched.
     
    “On the one hand, Sharif declares me a proclaimed offender, while on the other he talks of negotiations, but he must know that I am not ready to hold talks with him,” Imran Khan said. 
     
    “Not me, it is rather Nawaz Sharif and Asif Zardari who are offenders and there are affidavits submitted to the courts against them.”
     
    Imran Khan also criticised Pakistan Television's (PTV) managing director, saying the people pay Rs.10 billion to the state television each year and yet, it represented the government, not the masses.
     
    He said inflexibility of the government closing all doors of justice for his party forced him to turn to masses for staging protests and seeking basic rights and to probe alleged rigging in general elections.

    MORE International ARTICLES

    Pope to declare first Sri Lankan saint

    Pope to declare first Sri Lankan saint
    Addressing a media briefing at an archbishop's house, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said the canonisation process of Blessed Joseph Vaz is in its final stages, The Island reported....

    Pope to declare first Sri Lankan saint

    25 Pakistani protesters arrested for attacking PTV

    25 Pakistani protesters arrested for attacking PTV
    Police have arrested 25 people from different parts of Punjab province, including Lahore, for attacking the Pakistan Television (PTV) headquarters in Islamabad Sep 1....

    25 Pakistani protesters arrested for attacking PTV

    Kerry, Arab League chief discuss terrorism, regional issues

    Kerry, Arab League chief discuss terrorism, regional issues
    Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi Saturday said his meeting with visiting US Secretary of State John Kerry focused on means to face...

    Kerry, Arab League chief discuss terrorism, regional issues

    Australia hails return of 11th century idols to India

    Australia hails return of 11th century idols to India
    The Australian High Commission Friday hailed the recent return to India of two 11th century idols from Tamil Nadu.

    Australia hails return of 11th century idols to India

    Facebook sorry after rejecting dad's ad to help baby

    Facebook sorry after rejecting dad's ad to help baby
    Facebook has apologised to a father after rejecting his advertisement on the social networking site asking people to donate money for his two-month-old son's heart transplant....

    Facebook sorry after rejecting dad's ad to help baby

    Mixed reactions to Obama's strategy to tackle IS

    Mixed reactions to Obama's strategy to tackle IS
    From scepticism to support, there were mixed reactions from key stakeholders Thursday to US President Barack Obama's announcement of sweeping...

    Mixed reactions to Obama's strategy to tackle IS