The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf led by Imran Khan is reportedly planning to hold immediate talks with the Taliban if, as expected, it takes control of the provincial assembly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The PTI won most seats in the province’s assembly in the May 11 general elections.
PTI KP leader Asad Qaisar told a foreign radio that in a meeting on May 14, Khan called for talks with the Taliban “the next day after taking charge” of the provincial government.
The PTI is expected to form a coalition with two other political parties.
Nationally, the PTI came third in the May 11 voting.
Taliban fighters are active in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and denounced the elections as un-Islamic, warning voters to stay away from the polls.
