Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday called for negotiations with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and other political parties regarding formation of the next caretaker government. “We will adopt a democratic approach to hold protests if we are not consulted about the caretaker setup,” Imran told reporters after visiting the residence of Qazi Hussain Ahmed. “We will not join Dr. Tahir ul Qadri’s long march,” he said.
To a question, the PTI leader said that his party would prefer making alliance with parties sitting out of the parliament. Separately in an interview, Imran said resolving the Kashmir dispute would be the top priority of his party if it came into power.
However, Khan ruled out any military solution to the pending issue between Pakistn and India.
Khan said Kashmir was the bone of contention between the two neighbours and must be resolved for peace to prevail in the sub-continent.
“I have three former foreign ministers in my party and they have briefed me about the Kashmir issue, so I don’t think I will have any problem sorting it out once I come to power,” he said. Khan said he had sought suggestions from the All-Parties Hurriyat Conference delegation that recently visited Pakistan and would incorporate their suggestions in his policy planning.
“We have to see how we can settle the issue through negotiations with India and I am of the opinion that the Kashmiri leadership should also be taken into confidence,” the PTI chief said. Ruling out solution to the Kashmir issue through military means, Khan said Pakistan was itself struggling with militancy and he did not believe in supporting such means.
Imran calls for talks on caretaker govt
