Tarar opens renovated Peshawar radio station, cautions PTI

PESHAWAR: Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Tuesday inaugurated the newly rehabilitated building of Radio Pakistan Peshawar, a project completed in five months and 26 days at an estimated cost of Rs100 million, according to APP. The minister unveiled a plaque to formally reopen the Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation facility.

In separate remarks reported by Minute Mirror, Tarar warned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf that the government would not allow the party to enter Islamabad and disrupt law and order. "Whatever happens, PTI will not be allowed to come to Islamabad and disturb the law and order situation," the minister said. He claimed the government had not witnessed a consistently peaceful protest by PTI in recent years and urged the party to reconsider its approach.

PTI is preparing for a protest in Islamabad on September 27 to demand the release of party founder Imran Khan. The government has said roads cannot be blocked and public movement cannot be disrupted. Tarar said the arrest of Imran Khan's sisters followed information that they could contribute to a deterioration in the law and order situation, and security has been increased in and around the capital.

The minister also questioned whom the government should engage with for negotiations inside PTI. He said party chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan did not have sufficient authority within the party to make decisions. Some PTI figures had suggested talks, Tarar said, but their ability to reach or implement an agreement was doubtful. He argued that previous political engagements had failed to produce lasting results, and the government could not rely on PTI's commitments. The government has maintained that public roads and essential services cannot be disrupted, and Tarar has said any protest must remain within the law. He has also previously said no violent group would be allowed to reach Islamabad, according to Minute Mirror.