--- title: "Government rejects demands made through political instability as PTI plans long march" description: "Most outlets highlighted Rana Sanaullah's statement that the government remains open to dialogue with the PTI but will not accept demands made by \"holding the state hostage\" or creating political instability. While several emphasized the government's refusal to yield to pressure, others noted in passing the PTI's stance that only Imran Khan can call off the march. The framing varied slightly, with some leading with the government's position and others balancing it with PTI’s continued push for the long march." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/12831-rana-sanaullah-no-demands-could-be-accepted-by-holding-state site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Government rejects demands made through political instability as PTI plans long march pakistan · updated 7 Oct 2026, 6:10 PM PKT · 7 Oct 2026 · 8 articles from 8 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 8 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets highlighted Rana Sanaullah's statement that the government remains open to dialogue with the PTI but will not accept demands made by "holding the state hostage" or creating political instability. While several emphasized the government's refusal to yield to pressure, others noted in passing the PTI's stance that only Imran Khan can call off the march. The framing varied slightly, with some leading with the government's position and others balancing it with PTI’s continued push for the long march. ## Same story from 8 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Geo News** — [Govt again offers talks to PTI, says demands cannot be met by holding state hostage](https://www.geo.tv/latest/685456-govt-again-offers-talks-to-pti-says-demands-cannot-be-met-by-holding-state-hostage) · 7 Oct 2026, 6:10 PM PKT > Adviser to Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah addresses a press conference on October 7, 2026. — X/ @pmln_org/screengrab Sanaullah urges PTI to set aside personal interestsSays PTI's sole agenda is creating instability in country. KP resources being used for... - **Aaj News (English)** — [Demands cannot be forced by holding state hostage: Sanaullah](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330475595/demands-cannot-be-forced-by-holding-state-hostage-sanaullah) · 7 Oct 2026, 4:31 PM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing > Prime minister’s adviser on political affairs Rana Sanaullah has said that the government’s doors remain open for dialogue with the opposition, but made it clear that no political demands can be forced by holding the state hostage. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Sanaullah accused the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) of pursuing a policy of political instability by holding a march on ... - **Business Recorder** — [Govt open to talks, but demands cannot be met through instability: Sanaullah](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40443094/govt-open-to-talks-but-demands-cannot-be-met-through-instability-sanaullah) · 7 Oct 2026, 3:58 PM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > Adviser to Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah said on Wednesday that the government remained open to dialogue with the opposition, urging the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to abandon its long march and return to the negotiating table. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Sanaullah said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had also called on the opposition, PTI and the Khyber Pa... - **Abb Takk News** — [Govt ready for dialogue with PTI, says Rana Sanaullah](https://abbtakk.tv/govt-ready-for-dialogue-with-pti-says-rana-sanaullah/) · 7 Oct 2026, 3:56 PM PKT · 78% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah said on Wednesday that the government remained willing to engage in talks with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) over its planned march towards Islamabad. Speaking at a press conference, Rana Sanaullah stressed that political disputes should be settled through negotiations... - **24 News HD** — [Govt still open for talks with PTI, says SAPM Rana Sana](https://www.24newshd.tv/07-Oct-2026/govt-still-open-talks-pti-says-sapm-rana-sana) · 7 Oct 2026, 3:25 PM PKT · 73% identical wording to the newest filing > Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah said on Wednesday that the government was still open for a dialogue with the PTI over the latter’s long march towards Islamabad, reported 24NewsHD TV channel. - **Hum News English** — [Rana Sanaullah no demands could be accepted by holding state hostage](https://humenglish.com/latest/rana-sanaullah-no-demands-could-be-accepted-by-holding-state-hostage/) · 7 Oct 2026, 2:11 PM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah on Tuesday said that the government’s doors remained open for negotiations but warned that no demands could be accepted by holding the state hostage or creating political instability, urging political parties not to place personal agendas above the national interest. His comments come as the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s long... - **Dawn** — [Govt cannot be pressured into accepting demands by holding the state hostage, says Sanaullah on PTI march](https://www.dawn.com/news/2035383/govt-cannot-be-pressured-into-accepting-demands-by-holding-the-state-hostage-says-sanaullah-on-pti-march) · 7 Oct 2026, 1:38 PM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing > The government cannot be pressured into accepting demands by holding the state hostage and creating political instability, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah said on Wednesday. Speaking to the media in Islamabad, Sanaullah said that the government would not allow talks with the opposition to be used as a “tool” for political demands. More to follow. - **The Express Tribune** — [Govt rules out yielding to pressure as PTI says only Imran can call off long march](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2633455/govt-rules-out-yielding-to-pressure-as-pti-says-only-imran-can-call-off-long-march) · 7 Oct 2026, 6:42 AM PKT · 72% identical wording to the newest filing > Rana Sanaullah says govt will not accept any demand made by holding state hostage or creating political instability ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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