...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is
Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
(PTI) decided to call off talks with the federal government in protest of what it claimed to be the government's efforts to prevent movement in Islamabad's 'Red Zone'. Moments after this announcement, Dr Tahirul Qadri
...Pak politician, and would-be dictator, founder and head of Tehreek-e-Minhajul Quran and Pakistain Awami Tehrik. He usually resides in Canada, but returns to Pakistain periodically to foam at the mouth and lead demonstrations. Depending on which way the wind's blowing, Qadri claims to be the author of Pak's blasphemy law. Other times he says it wasn't him...
addressed supporters, lambasting the government for restricting movement.
Senior PTI leader Shah
Mehmood WormtongueQureshi said the party has decided that the negotiations will stay suspended until the government stops the "crackdown against party workers".
Speaking to Dawn, PTI leader and member of the negotiations committee Dr Arif Alvi claimed that the government is not serious about dialogue.
"They should tell us where they want to take this dialogue. They have 'containerised' us. It is impossible to get into or out of the Red zone," said Alvi.
"We cannot negotiate with them as long as they continue with their crackdown (against party workers)," he said.
Additionally, Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that PTI will not start the negotiation process with the government until additional containers — which have been placed again — are not removed.
PTI chairman Imran Khan
... aka
Taliban Khan, who ain't the sharpest bulb on the national tree...
has earlier claimed that the government has tossed in the calaboose
Drop the heater, Studs, or you're hist'try!
over 4,000 PTI workers.
The announcement to call off talks comes after a delegation of PTI leaders — comprising Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Jahangir Tareen, Arif Alvi and Asad Umar — met a government-backed team of negotiators on Wednesday night. The government team included Abdul Qadir Baloch, Ahsan Iqbal and Ijazul Haq among others.