No Panic Over Long March, Full Arrangements In Place: Mohsin Naqvi
Sajid Ali
Published October 04, 2026 | 04:30 PM
There will be no more negotiations, and if even one person loses their life, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi will be responsible, according to Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi at a press conference.
Naqvi stated that Afridi had sabotaged negotiations, adding that protest is a fundamental right but no one would be allowed to storm the capital. He revealed that all issues had been agreed upon with the opposition delegation until Afridi suddenly refused the negotiations.
Following this, talks with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) ended. The president and prime minister had been formally briefed, and their decisions would be fully implemented.
Naqvi clarified that the government had not requested PTI to postpone the long march; instead, the request came from the Pakistan Peoples Party.
He warned that if the march had already begun, anyone violating the law would be stopped. Any attack from within or outside Khyber Pakhtunkhwa would be confronted. If any loss of life occurred, direct responsibility would lie with Afridi.
Naqvi expressed the federal government's desire for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government's support in the war against terrorism. He emphasized the need to permanently end the cycle of attacks on Islamabad. Anyone heading towards the capital or staging a sit-in would be in contempt of court, facing strong legal action.