Naqvi holds Afridi responsible if anyone dies on the march; PM and interior minister review strategy
Naqvi said he learnt on his return that the KP chief minister had changed a draft agreed in talks, and that Afridi would be held responsible if anyone dies during the march. ARY News reported that the prime minister and Naqvi reviewed strategy after the deadlock. PTI’s Salman Akram Raja said talks failed because the Centre insisted that anti-terror actions it started in the province be owned by the provincial government.
The competing accounts shape who bears blame if the march turns violent.
Expect strong rhetoric and possible legal cases against organisers.
The government says it offered access and concessions.
PTI says the Centre moved the goalposts.
Blame statements are cheap; what matters is whether any back channel survives.
DailyDrop Pakistan edition No. 1 · Morning · MON., OCT. 5, 2026