Government-opposition negotiations aimed at averting Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's October 4 long march on Islamabad collapsed at around 3am on Sunday after four rounds of drafting failed to bridge fundamental differences. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi stated that the agreement had been finalized before KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi made several changes to the draft at the eleventh hour regarding counterterrorism measures and Afghan refugee policies.

Pakistan Peoples Party's Sherry Rehman expressed deep regret over the collapse, noting that the talks fell through due to a unilateral refusal to sign the pre-agreed framework despite four comprehensive drafts being negotiated. PTI's Salman Akram Raja maintained that the failure stemmed from disagreements over operational autonomy and the necessity of consensus between federal and provincial governments for any anti-terrorism actions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.