Overview
- PTI spokesman Sheikh Waqas Akram said the outreach was a deceptive tactic and declared the party will not join talks.
- Akram criticized what he called preconditions for dialogue, describing the government’s approach as political panic.
- Reports indicate Mahmood Khan Achakzai and Allama Raja Nasser Abbas are expected to issue responses to the prime minister’s offer later today.
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the PIA privatization concluded in the national interest, with a reference price of PKR 100 billion and bids reaching PKR 135 billion.
- He praised the privatization team, citing investor engagement, inter-ministerial coordination, and a process he said was conducted with full transparency.