Shortly after after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan confirmed receiving an offer from the government to postpone Islamabad protest, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi denied holding negotiations with the former ruling party. 

“No talks are taking place as negotiations are not held under threats,” said the interior minister while speaking to media persons on Thursday after attending a Islamabad High Court (IHC) hearing regarding the PTI protest. 

Naqvi said that he was in favour of talks, however, holding talks after giving threats is not possible. 

The development comes after the former prime minister said he had received an “offer” via top party leaders to postpone his much-hyped Islamabad protest, slated for November 24.

The PTI founder said that he was told “everything will be alright” if he accepted the offer. “[I] received an offer via Barrister Gohar and [KP CM] Gandapur to postpone the protest and everything will be alright,” he said.

This is a developing story and is being updated with more details.