PTI to begin march from south KP tomorrow

PESHAWAR: PTI Khyber Pakh­tun­khwa Secretary Information Shaukat Yousafzai said on Friday that the party’s protest march would start from the southern districts and be led by Chief Minister Sohail Afridi. “The march on October 4 will take place at any cost,” he said in a statement issued here. He said the procession from the southern districts would be led by the chief minister, while the procession from Malakand Division would be led by PTI provincial president and MNA Junaid Akbar Khan.

He said processions from the southern districts, Peshawar, Malakand and Hazara would converge in Swabi, adding that preparations for the march had been completed and a shortage of resources would not be a hindrance. Shaukat Yousafzai says CM Afridi will lead procession Mr Yousafzai said the success of the government-opposition negotiations would depend on the government’s attitude. He said the PTI had been demanding access to incarcerated party founder Imran Khan, his transfer to a hospital and early hearings of his cases. He described PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan as a mature and conciliatory person who would find a way forward. “So far, I can call the government-opposition negotiations encouraging,” he said. He said both sides had presented their…