ISLAMABAD, 4 October, 2026 (Ghufran): Federal-PTI negotiations aimed at preventing the planned long march towards Islamabad have ended in deadlock, with Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi claiming that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government withdrew from agreed security and counterterrorism commitments during the final stage of talks. In a detailed statement on social media platform X, Naqvi said the KP government had agreed to sign a written security agreement and submit an implementation plan within 72 hours covering security and counterterrorism measures. He said the proposed agreement included a review of the Police Act 2026 in view of the security situation, measures to prevent terrorist groups from operating freely or receiving safe havens in the province, and an unequivocal condemnation of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Tehreek-e-Taliban Afghanistan (TTA) and all other terrorist groups. Naqvi said the KP government had also agreed to support the federal policy on Afghan refugees, including the closure of refugee camps and repatriation, and to avoid direct contact with the Afghan Taliban government by dealing with related matters through the federal government. The proposed agreement also covered adequate funding for provincial police and counterterrorism operations, implementation of the National Action Plan, important counterterrorism measures in the former FATA and merged districts, and stronger coordination with the armed forces. Naqvi said the KP government backed out of these commitments during the final phase of negotiations, stressing that security issues should not be politicised while the province was facing a war-like situation. The remarks came after two rounds of negotiations between the federal government and PTI failed to produce an agreement. The talks remained deadlocked over several issues, including access to jailed PTI founder Imran Khan, a meeting with his personal doctor and concerns over military operations in areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa hosting internally displaced persons. PTI leaders said the two sides could not reach agreement on fundamental issues, while PPP leader Sherry Rehman said the draft agreement had been revised several times but there could be no compromise on terrorism. Following the breakdown in negotiations, KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi announced that the first phase of the PTI long march would begin from Gandi Chowk in Lakki Marwat at 1pm on Sunday, with participants from Tank, Dera Ismail Khan, South and North Waziristan, Bannu and Lakki Marwat joining the convoy. The latest developments have brought the federal government and PTI back into confrontation over the planned march, while Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi maintained that security matters in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa must remain separate from political differences.