Imran Khan says he can render any sacrifice for Pakistan: Ready for talks.

LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday struck a reconciliatory tone, saying he was ready to "talk to anyone" and "render any sacrifice" for the sake of the country's "uplift, interest and democracy".

Imran Khan, who has a number of cases against him, has been resisting arrest and is holed up inside his Zaman Park residence surrounded by thousands of supporters, who have fought "pitched battles" with the police and Rangers over the past few days.

"I will not refrain from any sacrifice for the sake of Pakistan's uplift, interest and democracy," he tweeted. "In this regard, I am willing to talk to anyone and take every step towards it." "I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to the people of Pakistan who joined us in the struggle for true freedom and to our workers from all over Pakistan, including Lahore," he added in another tweet.

Imran's remarks came a day after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif extended an olive branch to him, emphasising that all political forces will have to sit for dialogue to...