Habib Orakzai, the Secretary General of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarians (PTIP), disclosed the reasons behind the breakdown of negotiations with PTI.

While talking to Geo News, Orakzai revealed that the secretary general of the Insaf Lawyer’s forum, Moazzam Butt contacted him.

“It was discussed in the meeting that it would be great if PTI and PTIP make a coalition government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,” he said.

According to Orakzai, two rounds of negotiations took place at the wish of PTI representatives Ali Amin Gandapur and Assad Qaiser, where PTI presented two conditions. He also revealed that both talked to him over a phone call.

Orakzai revealed that the first condition was the resignation of Pervez Khattak, which was agreed upon, and subsequently, Khattak tendered his resignation.

In round two of the discussions, the president of the Insaf Lawyer’s Forum, Shadab Jaffri, discussed everything in detail with Hamid Khan and then came for discussion with Orakzai.

The second condition was the resignation of women from reserve seats, which was also accepted, leading to their resignations being submitted to the Election Commission.

It was then communicated that there was a meeting with Imran Khan, founding chairman of PTI, in Aidala Jail the following day.

Orakzai stated that a press conference was held with the Sunni Ittehad Council at 5 minutes past 4 the next day.

The revelation sheds light on the intricacies of the negotiation process within PTI and hints at underlying tensions within the party’s leadership.