Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said on Wednesday that jailed party chief Imran Khan has given permission to submit written demands to the government to advance the talks.
Senator Irfan Siddiqui of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) said last week that if the PTI failed to present its demands in writing at the next meeting, there could be “serious obstacles” in the talks.
The parties started talks last month to end the political deadlock in the country, with two main demands of the PTI.
One of their demands is the release of political prisoners and the other is the establishment of a judicial commission to investigate the events of May 9, 2023 and November 26, 2024.
After meeting with Imran Khan, Gohar Ali Khan said in a conversation with the media today that ‘We will present our two demands in writing although it is not necessary, but we do not want to delay the talks using this as an excuse.
“Imran Khan has given us permission to submit our demands in writing, so we will do so.”
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Meanwhile, Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq in a statement has expressed his regret over the questions raised by PTI leaders regarding his role in the negotiations between the government and PTI.
He said that he is being unnecessarily criticized for not playing his role in not meeting Imran Khan.
“I make it clear that my job is to facilitate between the government and the opposition, meeting Imran Khan is my mandate and not my responsibility.”
He said that my doors are always open for everyone, I have never refused to meet any member of the National Assembly, everything is on record.
He added, “If critics of my position want me to withdraw from the negotiation process, they are ready to consider this proposal.”
“My being abroad does not mean that I cannot organize a meeting, when the government and the opposition say, I will organize an immediate meeting.”
Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political and Public Affairs Rana Sanaullah has said that there will be progress in the negotiation process after the return of Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq from his visit abroad.
