Pakistan: PTI, PAT Chiefs reject government statement of Army mediation

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Pakistan Tehreek-e- Insaf (PTI) Chief and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) head Dr Tahir Ul Qadri have rejected the government statement that both the parties’ leadership called Army for mediation.

Imran Khan said that office of Army Chief Raheel Sharif contacted him on phone that government wanted to negotiate.

He said that it was 100 percent lie that PTI requested for army mediation adding that PTI did not give message to Army for mediation.

Imran Khan reiterated his stand that PTI would continued its protest until PM resignation.

He said that today announcement would be made that government could not rule the country.

Earlier PAT Chief Dr Tahir Ul responding on government statement that PAT did not call Army for mediation and government was telling a lie.

Addressing the party protesters, the PAT chief said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali khan told lie in the parliament.

Army was called for mediation on the federal government and the PM request and rejected the government statement.

He said the PM Nawaz Sharif told a lie and deceived the nation on this act he must be sacked.

Tahir Ul Qadri said that tri party talks would be ended if Sharif brothers did not resign till today’s evening.