Jamat-e-Islami (JI) on Wednesday ruled out the possibility of forging an alliance with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), whose independent candidates are leading with the higher number of seats in the February 8 general elections, to form a government in the centre.
JI’s Central Naib Amir Liaqat Baloch, while speaking, said that his party has decided that it would not join hands with the PTI as it had formed a coalition with another party at the federal level.
“There is no reason for us to form an alliance with PTI only in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,” said Baloch, adding that talks with PTI were related to both governments — federal and provincial.
On the other hand, PTI leader Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif said that there was no use in forming an alliance with JI as the party did not have any representation in the provincial assembly.
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Saif said that the PTI had been holding talks with JI only on a provincial level. He added that his party was looking into the legal procedures regarding the formation of government.
PTI’s leadership appears conflicted about their views on talks with other political parties on forming a government in Islamabad as Khan brushed off any possibility of talks with other political parties while party leader Ali Muhammad Khan is in favour of negotiations.
Emphasising the prospects of a possible working relationship with the parties, the politician said PTI can talk to all parties to solve the country’s problems.
