Prime Minister’s Adviser Rana Sanaullah has said the government could reconsider the current arrangement if Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) fulfils its constitutional and legal responsibilities.
Speaking about political tensions, Sanaullah said former prime minister Imran Khan never called the opposition leader during his time in office. He added that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif greets the opposition leader whenever he attends parliamentary sessions. Sanaullah argued that the opposition’s own conduct was harming its political interests.
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Sanaullah also expressed regret over the detention of Imran Khan’s sisters. He claimed their statements about the proposed long march included calls to storm the Governor House. He said authorities considered their detention necessary to control the situation.
The adviser also criticised PTI’s social media activity, alleging that party supporters had used inappropriate language. He maintained that an interim arrangement could have been avoided if PTI had fulfilled its constitutional and legal role. However, he said the government could still consider its position if the party changed its approach.
Sanaullah warned that Pakistan faced serious risks if authorities failed to eliminate terrorism quickly. He said the nation needed to unite against militancy and that federal and provincial governments must follow a common policy. Without coordinated action, he warned, the country’s existence could face a threat.
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He also accused India of supporting terrorism in Pakistan through alleged networks operating from Afghanistan. Sanaullah claimed India could no longer fight Pakistan through conventional warfare and was instead using financial support to promote militant activities. These allegations were presented as his assessment of the regional security situation.
Sanaullah added that countries across the region viewed Pakistan as a security provider. His remarks linked the political dispute over KP’s administration with broader concerns about terrorism and national security. He stressed that political cooperation and a unified counterterrorism policy were necessary to address these challenges.