Overview
- Rana Sanaullah said a breakthrough requires confidence-building among Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, President Asif Ali Zardari and jailed PTI founder Imran Khan, with a fifth figure left unnamed.
- He argued that lower-tier contacts will not resolve the standoff and pressed for direct engagement at the highest level.
- He demanded closure of social media accounts he said run campaigns against state institutions, asserting PTI leaders must disown and stop them.
- He warned PTI its Feb. 8 wheel-jam call would fail and face strict action, urging the party to withdraw the protest plan.
- PTI said it will not negotiate with the federal government, while Malik Amir Dogar sought government-cleared meetings between Imran Khan and opposition leaders Mahmood Khan Achakzai and Allama Raja Nasir Abbas, with Sanaullah noting jail-imposed limits on visitors’ media contact.