ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chapter President Junaid Akbar said on Tuesday that the opposition party’s desire to hold dialogue with the government was misconstrued as its weakness and warned of agitation against the incumbent rulers. His remarks came hours after the former ruling party skipped the fourth round of talks, scheduled for today, with the coalition government. The ruling alliance said that the ongoing negotiation process with the PTI has “practically” ended since the opposition party skipped the crucial meeting. The PTI and the PML-N-led coalition government started the dialogue process in December to lower the political temperature in the country. After weeks of negotiation, the talks hit a snag as the Khan-founded party called off the dialogue with the government over not forming judicial commissions to probe the May 9, 2023, violent protests and a crackdown on party protesters in Islamabad on November 26 last year. Akbar, who was recently elected the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) unopposed, said although the party tried to make the negotiation process with the government successful, he did not see it happening. He also hinted that the PTI may raise the political temperature in the country once again by shifting to “agitation mode”. When asked if his new position in the party suggests that there would be no negotiations with the government and the matters would be solved on the streets, Akbar replied: “Yes, definitely”. The PAC chairman revealed that the “homoeopathic leadership” of the Imran Khan-founded party would be sidelined after reorganisation, slated to be held in May this year. Further hinting at a large-scale reshuffle in the party’s hierarchy, the PTI leader said that “hardliners” would be appointed to key positions.