--- title: "Achakzai urges PTI to respond to potential government talks" description: "Most outlets reported that Achakzai urged the PTI to respond positively if the government formally approaches it for negotiations. Abb Takk News added that Achakzai suggested a meeting with Imran Khan should precede talks with the government, while Business Recorder focused on Achakzai’s advice to PTI without mentioning the Imran Khan condition." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/12744-achakzai-asks-pti-to-respond-positively-if-govt-formally site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Achakzai urges PTI to respond to potential government talks pakistan · updated 7 Oct 2026, 5:15 AM PKT · 6–7 Oct 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that Achakzai urged the PTI to respond positively if the government formally approaches it for negotiations. Abb Takk News added that Achakzai suggested a meeting with Imran Khan should precede talks with the government, while Business Recorder focused on Achakzai’s advice to PTI without mentioning the Imran Khan condition. ## Same story from 2 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Business Recorder** — [Achakzai asks PTI to respond positively if govt formally approaches it for talks](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40442982/achakzai-asks-pti-to-respond-positively-if-govt-formally-approaches-it-for-talks) · 7 Oct 2026, 5:15 AM PKT > ISLAMABAD: The opposition leader in National Assembly Mehmood Khan Achakzai on Tuesday advised the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leadership to respond positively if the government formally approaches it for talks, but made it clear that any dialogue must be preceded by access to Imran Khan. The message came after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif renewed his offer to the opposition to e... - **Abb Takk News** — [Achakzai says meeting with Imran Khan should precede talks with government](https://abbtakk.tv/achakzai-says-meeting-with-imran-khan-should-precede-talks-with-government/) · 6 Oct 2026, 5:54 PM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: Opposition leader and Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai has urged opposition parties to respond positively if the government approaches them for negotiations, but says a meeting with PTI founder Imran Khan must come first, sources said. Achakzai reportedly conveyed the message to opposition leaders through Akhunzada... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Achakzai says talks impossible without Imran Khan meeting](https://harzaviya.com/stories/12901-achakzai-says-talks-impossible-without-imran-meeting) · 8 Oct 2026 · 3 outlets · 83% related - [Achakzai open to talks with PM but rejects venue at PM House or Speaker’s chamber](https://harzaviya.com/stories/11823-achakzai-says-ready-for-talks-but-not-at-pm-s-house) · 2 Oct 2026 · 2 outlets · 82% related - [Prime Minister invites opposition leader for talks](https://harzaviya.com/stories/10740-pm-invites-achakzai-for-talks) · 26 Sep 2026 · 3 outlets · 80% related - [Government rejects Achakzai's request for neutral venue for talks with PM Shehbaz](https://harzaviya.com/stories/14874-govt-insists-on-pm-house-as-venue-for-talks-with-opposition) · 18 Oct 2026 · 3 outlets · 78% related - [PTI Says Talks Broke Down Over Access to Imran Khan and Counterterrorism Policy](https://harzaviya.com/stories/12425-pti-says-access-to-imran-khan-terrorism-policy-derail-talks) · 6 Oct 2026 · 4 outlets · 73% related 2 articles from 2 outlets, 6–7 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.