Fazl accuses government of betraying mediation eff...

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• He said he contacted KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan and senior party leader Asad Qaiser to discuss a possible way forward.
• He said he asked the premier to ensure that PTI leaders could meet Imran Khan and that the former prime minister received the required medical care.
• However, Fazl said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar contacted him during Sunday’s cabinet meeting and informed him that the government intended to impose emergency measures in KP because of the security situation.

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Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has accused the federal government of backtracking on its commitments during efforts to ease political tensions between the government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). He said the government sought his help in resolving the standoff but later moved towards imposing emergency measures in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Addressing a press conference in Islamabad on Sunday, Fazl said opposition leaders approached him after his return from Umrah on October 7, requesting his intervention to resolve the political deadlock. Federal ministers also contacted him the following day to seek his assistance in bringing the two sides to the negotiating table.

The political tensions intensified after PTI announced a long march towards Islamabad to demand the release of its founder, Imran Khan, who remains incarcerated. Negotiations between the government and the opposition failed to produce a breakthrough, while the PTI continued its march within Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.