We'll talk to establishment as govt is powerless: PTI official

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) continues to yearn for engagement with the corridors of power, insisting that it is ready for talks with the “all-powerful” establishment, say its leaders.

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“If we talk, we will talk to the establishment because the government is powerless,” PTI Secretary General Saim Akram Raja told a TV channel and insisted that they were not hiding in tunnels and were ready to come to the table.

“We will negotiate with those who are blocking democracy and the Constitution, but an apology is out of the question,” Raja said, referring to the military’s long-standing demand for an apology over the events of May 9, 2023, when PTI supporters swarmed a number of military installations following the arrest of their party founder, Imran Khan.