Khattak invites PTM leaders for dialogue.

ISLAMABAD -- Minister for Defence Pervez Khattak on Sunday invited Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) leaders for a dialogue to discuss all the contentious issues.

In a press statement, the minister said, "We Pakhtoons belong to the same province thus we should collectively work for the development of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa."

He said the erstwhile FATA districts were merged in the province in order to bring the people into the national mainstream. He said those districts were lagging behind in terms of education, healthcare and basic communications infrastructure. He said that it was time to collectively work for their uplift rather than indulging in confrontation.

Pervaiz Khattak invited PTM leadership to come to a table and jot down...