After Imran claims receiving offer
\nIslamabad
\nShortly after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan confirmed receiving an offer from the government to postpone Islamabad protest, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi denied holding negotiations with the former ruling party.
\n\u201cNo talks are taking place as negotiations are not held under threats,\u201d said the interior minister while speaking to media persons on Thursday after attending a Islamabad High Court (IHC) hearing regarding the PTI protest.
\nNaqvi said that he was in favour of talks, however, holding talks after giving threats is not possible.
\nThe development comes after the former prime minister said he had received an \u201coffer\u201d via top party leaders to postpone his much-hyped Islamabad protest, slated for November 24.
\nThe PTI founder said that he was told \u201ceverything will be alright\u201d if he accepted the offer. \u201c[I] received an offer via Barrister Gohar and [KP CM] Gandapur to postpone the protest and everything will be alright,\u201d he said.
\n\u201cNo negotiations are taking place with the PTI founder,\u201d the interior minister said, adding that the PTI should inform us if it wants to hold talks.
\nHowever, he added, the negotiations were not possible with the PTI if it announced staging sit-ins.
\n\u201cThe nation should decide on the protests because why do they hold protests on specific dates?\u201d he asked referring to the upcoming visit of foreign delegates.
\nNaqvi further said that whatever the court orders, they will implement it.
\nThe security czar warned the PTI supporters against gathering at D-Chowk in the federal capital, saying the authorities would detain the violators like before.
\n\u201cProtest in your province as you wish, you will not be allowed to come to Islamabad and protest,\u201d he added.
\nThe interior minister earlier attended a court hearing at the IHC on the petition filed by the Traders Association President Asad Aziz regarding the PTI protests, saying their business was being affected.
\nDuring the hearing, Naqvi apprised the court that Belarus\u2019 head of state along with his 65-member delegation will be visiting the country on November 24, hence, they will have to secure the Red Zone.
\n\u201cThey select those days for protests when a delegation visits the country,\u201d Naqvi told the court.
\nThe Islamabad chief justice said that blocking the roads by placing containers or shutting down the internet is not a solution to the problem.
\nTo this, Naqvi said he was also completely against placing containers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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