PPP leader Naveed Qamar on Sunday said approval from top leaders of political parties is always required for negotiations, adding that it remains to be seen how PTI founder Imran Khan’s views will be incorporated into the negotiations. ongoing talks between the PTI and the government.
Since Imran’s imprisonment last year due to several cases, his party’s relationship with the government, as well as the establishment, has turned extremely sour. The PTI has held several protests over the past year, most of which descended into violence after facing state repression.
After the PTI’s show of power and reports of deaths of supporters, tensions rose, leading to calls to ban the party. However, Imran formed a committee for talks and his lawmakers softened their stance. Following a recommendation by National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also formed a committee and talks between the parties began to ease tensions.
The first negotiating meeting between the government and PTI committees was held on Monday, marking the start of the long-awaited talks to ease political tensions.
talking DawnNewsTV In the program, the leader of the PPP, Qamar, said that at some point the top leaders have to approve the development of the negotiations “so that their contributions are always there.”
Responding to a question on how the government will get a response from the PTI founder who is imprisoned in Adiala jail, the PPP leader said it would be necessary to see how the government would accommodate Imran’s views.
Qamar refuted PTI’s claims that the government and the party were in talks over Imran’s transfer to Adiala under house arrest.
“No such thing was revealed to us. You can hear all kinds of things from the PTI,” he said.
His comments came after PML-N leader Rana Sanaullah said a day ago that if the top leaders of the three major political parties (PTI, PML-N and PPP) sat together for negotiations, the crisis in that the country has been involved in for the last 70 years would be resolved in 70 days.
Separately, Defense Minister Khawaja Asif called for a new social contract and suggested that all “power centers” such as the army, judiciary and bureaucracy should also be part of the negotiations to find a solution. to the country’s problem. issues.
On the other hand, PTI central leader Lal Chand Malhi said in a video message that former Prime Minister Imran reiterated his call for the civil disobedience movement.
According to Malhi, Imran, as part of the first phase of the movement, appealed to overseas Pakistanis to stop sending income to the country until the PTI’s demands for negotiations were met.
Malhi called on overseas Pakistani citizens to actively participate in the success of the movement.
