ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf's (PTI) top leadership on Tuesday refused to meet and hold talks with government negotiators, saying that it was too late to negotiate now.
Credible government sources told that after the PTI leadership's refusal to talk to government negotiators, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif directed senior ministers to reach out to other like-minded politicians in the Parliament so that they could be included in the negotiating committee.
Following the prime minister's instructions, senior ministers who are close to the premier have established contact with other like-minded politicians so they may be sent to the PTI and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) leadership before the expiry of the deadline given by Imran Khan over leading his 'Azadi' march into the federal capital's Red Zone.
Sources said Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is closely monitoring the situation and has directed Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan to ensure security of the Red Zone at any cost.
