Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi presented a seven-point draft during negotiations with the federal government. The Chief Minister asserted that none of the demands contained within the draft were unconstitutional or illegal. The seven-point proposal calls for regular meetings between the prime minister and opposition leaders across both houses of Parliament. Furthermore, the draft suggests establishing a joint political negotiation committee involving representatives from the government coalition, the Pakistan Peoples Party, and opposition parties.
Key demands within the document include granting legal, human, and medical rights to former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi. The draft also seeks meetings for Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi with their family members, nominated lawyers, and authorised companions. Another point demands that legal petitions and applications concerning prisoners, including Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi, women, the elderly, and sick inmates, receive attention within ten days where legally feasible. The draft further calls for the swift release of women detained under what it terms political imprisonment, specifically naming elderly PTI leader Yasmin Rashid and Bushra Bibi. Regarding Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the proposal seeks effective and continuous consultation between the federal and provincial governments to establish lasting peace, protect property, and address terrorism. It suggests that authorised representatives from both governments meet within seventy-two hours to formulate a comprehensive strategy for security and peace.
The final stipulation in the draft states that the PTI would cancel its current long march upon receiving written assurances from the federal government regarding the implementation of the agreed measures. [F011] However, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi disputed the version of events presented by Afridi. Mr. Naqvi suggested that the draft might have been circulated around midnight, appearing as an attempt to derail drafts already agreed upon by both sides. Naqvi stated that negotiating teams had already finalized a separate draft with the government, which both sides had agreed to, alongside the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa terrorism-related implementation plan. He added that the KP government had agreed to sign a written agreement and submit an implementation plan within seventy-two hours, but subsequently withdrew from those commitments during last night’s talks. These proposed commitments included reconsidering the Police Act 2026 due to the prevailing security situation.
