Government Not Happy That PTI Did Not Come to Islamabad, Says Muhammad Malik

ISLAMABAD: Senior anchorperson and political analyst Muhammad Malik has claimed that the federal government is not pleased with the postponement of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) long march, arguing that the government had wanted the party to reach Islamabad and that a confrontation could have deepened the existing tensions between PTI and state institutions.

During his analysis, Malik said the government was “not happy” that PTI did not come to Islamabad, claiming that the authorities had wanted the party to reach the federal capital and that a major confrontation on the streets could have further widened the divide between PTI and state institutions.

He said that any political deal or major decision involving PTI would not ultimately be made by the present government, but elsewhere. According to Malik, the government was merely attempting to derive political benefit from the postponement of the long march and portray it as a political victory.

حکومت خوش نہیں ہیں کہ پی ٹی آئی نہیں آئی، حکومت چاہتی تھی کہ پی ٹی آئی اسلام آباد آئے اور تصادم ہو جس سے پی ٹی آئی اور ادارے کے درمیان خلیج مزید گہری ہو، ۔ محمد مالک@ShahzadIqbalGEO @MalickViews #PTI #PMLN pic.twitter.com/y2qUmAZcbR

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Malik also made claims regarding the issue of creating new provinces, saying the matter should not be taken lightly. He claimed that a decision had already been taken at the highest level to create new provinces and that the process would proceed.

He further said that the time for considering a strong local-government system as an alternative had passed, claiming that there was now little interest at the highest level in pursuing that option.