The problem here is that the cultits do not see the desperate U-turns of their leader as the about-turns that they are. After blaming the US for his ouster, he has sent emissaries to make up with the same administration that he claimed to have declared his famous "absolutely not". And I am not saying that, PTI
itself is saying that, as clearly mentioned in the OP:
Of course, IK has done the same thing with those he declared as the looters that he would never enter into negotiations with: guess what I am NOT saying, but others are.
Ishaq Dar says "some progress" made during negotiations, "almost final" round of dialogue to resume next week.
www.dawn.com
And there are many more such examples of U-turns.
Many more. Again and again.