- Achakzai opposed negotiations with the government, saying that ordinary citizens are considered illegitimate
- Shah of PPP says that if PTI has met the Army Chief, he should make it public.
Islamabad: PML-N Senator Irfan Siddiqui on Saturday slammed the PTI for its claims of engaging in talks with the ‘military leadership’ during the ongoing talks with the government, saying the talks could be held at “multiple doors” simultaneously. are
In a post on X on Saturday, Siddiqui slammed the development, claiming to know all about “the details and discussions of Barrister Ali Gohar’s ‘meeting’ with the army chief”.
He said that if the PTI leadership thinks that it can continue talks through both the “back door and the front door”, then the talks cannot continue through “two or three doors” at the same time. .
The PML-N senator said that if the party has really involved the army in the talks, it should tell its negotiating team to negotiate with the government to abandon the effort as it is of no use.
The PTI and the government are currently engaged in talks to lower the political temperature. After two rounds of meetings, the third round took place on Thursday in which Tehreek-e-Insaf officially presented its demands in writing.
On the same day, the issue of the meeting between Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir and PTI leaders Ali Amin Gandapur and Barrister Gohar Ali Khan came under severe criticism, but the agenda of the meeting was shrouded in mystery amid conflicting claims from both sides. Stayed.
Initially, the PTI interim chairman had denied the meeting, but on Thursday, he confirmed the meeting with the army chief, where he claimed to have “received a positive response”. A statement attributed to security sources, however, denied any political aspect of the gathering, saying the contents of the meeting were being taken out of context.
The meeting was also confirmed by former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is imprisoned in Adiala Jail.
Senior PPP leader Khursheed Shah has also expressed concern over the meeting.
In an interview to a private TV a day ago, Mr Shah said, “Army chief is the supreme commander of the country. There is no need to hide meetings with him.
“If they (PTI) are hiding that they have met them, then nothing is coming true.”
“If they have a meeting, it should be made public,” he added.
Shah had described the situation as “disturbing”. Asked how the meeting would affect the ongoing negotiations, Shah declined to comment.
“You don’t approach the army chief with political demands,” Shah said. However, the PPP leader clarified that the party was not against the PTI “meeting anyone”.
“Whether anyone thinks it’s good or bad doesn’t matter,” he said. We (PPP) are not against talks, parties are free to meet anyone. If communication can take place between belligerent countries, it can also take place between enemies within the same country.
Shah had said that the country is in a bad state and its politics are very complicated. “We all need to work together to improve the state, be it the government or the opposition.”
He continued, “We understand that there are problems, but Pakistan’s politics will only succeed if all our politicians come together and understand both domestic politics and the problems facing Muslims at the international level. We are not doing that, we are stuck in our problems.
Shah had also said that the no-confidence vote that ousted Imran in 2022 was “not valid” and the PTI should have been allowed to complete its term in government.
The PPP leader noted that many of the problems we are facing today have arisen from the tenure of the PTI.
“I am not making allegations, it is true – the problems we are facing today were set in motion during Imran Khan’s three-and-a-half-year tenure,” Shah said. “We met the government frequently in Parliament during this time to find a solution for the economy.
“We do politics for the people, not for ourselves,” the PPP leader continued, adding that Imran had failed to deliver on his promises and that his government had “put the economy into reverse gear”, which “Still going backwards”.
The PPP leader also criticized the PTI for not accepting the consequences of siding with the establishment. They did it, they should deal with the consequences. Why did they choose to support them?” he asked.
Talking about the 2022 vote, Shah said he is not in favor of it even today. “He should have been allowed to complete his term,” Shah said, referring to Imran.
“We should have let him run, he wouldn’t have won four seats.”
PTI ally Mehmood Achakzai opposed talks with the government
Meanwhile, PTI’s ally and opposition alliance Tehreek-e-Tafuz Ayin-e-Pakistan president Mahmood Achakzai opposed the talks with the government at the time.
In an interview to private TV broadcast tonight, Achakzai said that no ordinary citizen considered the government legitimate and questioned how negotiations could be conducted with an illegitimate institution.
If there are any negotiations with an illegitimate, illegitimate and unelected government, they will be on how to legitimize it.
He said that negotiations are always for a purpose and asked if there is anyone for the current negotiations.
