- Barrister Gohar says the party had already made it clear that it was not sitting for ‘Hi Hello or Photo Sessions’.
- Junaid Akbar confirms his intention to abandon talks in favor of PTI streets
- NA speaker claims its doors remain open, hopefully the opposition will talk to find a way forward
Islamabad: PML -N Senator Irfan Siddiqui said on Tuesday that the talks with PTI were “practically” when he warned the fourth meetings with PTI’s Junaid Akbar about a nationwide campaign. What was, and through dialogue, refer to the lack of resolving the government’s political tension. .
Imran Khan, the founder of the PTI, also called the government’s dishonesty “a sign of fraud” over the judicial commissions demanded by the party to investigate the incident on May 9 and 26.
The most controversial talks between the government and the PTI launched the last December to cool the political temperature in the country, but despite weeks of talks, the dialogue process stopped on major issues-two judicial commissions formed. And release of PTI prisoners.
Talking to the media outside the Parliament House on Tuesday after the meeting of the PTI meeting, Siddiqui said: “Since he (PTI) did not come, the process of dialogue has come to an end. However, our [negotiating] The committee is still present and has not been dissolved.
He added, “If they can approach the speaker on January 31, or they think that the door should be reopened and this process should resume, they can contact the speaker and our committee then We will also sit in front of the 31st or even after this date.
“But as far as today is concerned, he announced five days before the 28th, 23 days ago, and unilaterally. [abandoning the process] Giving various reasons for this.
“Sometimes he said that the first commission was made … then he said that the police raided the house of a member of his committee, all of which was baseless and they just wanted to end the process.”
He added that PTI should get other priorities, saying: “The process they started, they themselves have sabotaged the process.”
Siddiqui added that the government “pursued this process with great patience because the other side demanded civil disobedience … and he made very horrific tweets that included attacks on the armed forces, the prime minister raped. But we tolerated it, “he added,” he added.
He added that three meetings of the committee took place and after 42 days, the PTI presented their demands and said, “We asked for only seven work days and did a comprehensive job in those days, we have two to three. Meetings, lawyers and neutral legal experts to understand how to understand how they can be given a lot of space according to their demands – we tried for it.
Siddiqui said, “We have been focused on our final response that we will not share it publicly because it was decided that this was a matter of the committee and they did not come.” He added that PTI could share their differences. Were in the meeting.
He added, “This can help solve things, we could always have another meeting on the basis of reaction to see if things were moving or not because their last January 31 There is still time left in history. “
Siddiqui said that PTI confirmed its behavior with National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq and the Government Committee. He said that the committee would no longer expect the PTI to come or wait for it, nor would the opposition party take a message to the party to participate in the dialogue.
The PML -N Senator added that if the PTI re -considered its decision, the committee would consider its next plan.
At the end of the day, a tough post on Imran’s X account said that the government was refusing to set up judicial commissions and that the PTI could not proceed without action.
He said that the commission is essential to investigate these incidents and the failure to form a commission is a sign of the government’s fraud. They used to promote us that we were not ready to sit at the negotiating table, but the fact is that when we came for negotiations for the sake of the country, they fled in panic as they heard the demand. The commission was because their intentions were flawed.
The PTI will now find solutions on the roads.
Talking to a local TV news channel, the newly appointed PTI’s president claimed that his consent when sitting for dialogue with the government was “misunderstood as a weakness.”
Akbar, who was recently elected chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), acknowledged that PTI aims to work for negotiations, the current pace suggested a stopping.
He confirmed the PTI’s intention to abandon the negotiations in favor of road protests. “Yes, of course,” when he asked if the party would now find a solution on the streets.
He announced February 8, including several protests, including district -level demonstrations against the alleged electoral fraud and mass protests at D Chowk in Islamabad.
The PTI leader stressed that this time, the party would not engage in the negotiations during its streets. Referring to significant changes within the PTI, he revealed that the party’s “homeopathic leadership” would be replaced by hard liners after the reorganization in May.
He also announced plans to improve the provincial cabinet, in which two new members are expected to join the team of Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandpur.
Akbar accused the federal government of trying to create a division within the PTI and force party members to turn them into loyalty. “We know who is in touch with,” he said, adding that efforts to destabilize the party failed.
The PTI leader also claimed that the party left had actually joined under external instructions. Akbar expressed hope of the release of PTI founder Imran Khan this year.
On the other hand, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said during a media talk that the party has already made it clear that he is not sitting for talks for “Hi Hello or Photo Sessions”, he The government had not yet announced it. As the commission according to the demand.
Reacting his message in a later conversation with the media, Barrister Gohar emphasized that the only conversation was being discussed “and there is” no one else “with the government committee.
He said it was “unfortunate” that the dialogue could not go ahead, adding that the PTI had tried with “open -hearted”.
In addition, PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja told the media that the party had told Jamaat Ulema -e -Fazal chief Maulana Fazltar Rehman about talks with the government.
Opposition leader Omar Ayub in the National Assembly said that the party did not participate in the fourth round of talks as no action was taken on any PTI demand.
“Our time is valuable, so now the dialogue with the government is over.”
Doors open: NA speaker
Meanwhile, Sadiq said his doors were open and expressed hope that the opposition would talk to find a way forward.
Talking to the media about the fourth round of talks, Sadiq said: “This committee has come together today. We waited about 45 45 minutes of our friends to come to our friends.
“We sent a message to the secretary to the opposition leader who said,” It seems that they will not come to the meeting “. We have saved it.
He added: “We were hoping that the talks were the only way to move forward”, pointing out that the Prime Minister requested PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar the same day.
“We were hoping that they [PTI] Today will come and dialogue can move forward. But since the dialogue cannot move forward in their absence, there is no need to talk more about this meeting or continue.
“My doors are open. I once again express hopes with the government and the opposition to talk to find a way forward.
“In negotiations, you don’t advance the terms before – you sit down [for talks] And negotiate, where it is accepted and what is not, decisions are made, whether there is an alternative suggestion.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar while talking to media in Islamabad said that the government had come to the meeting in response to PTI’s demands.
“We prepared for talks. I wish they would come, “he said the dialogue was within the constitution.
He added his hopes that the opposition would contact the Speaker of the National Assembly and attend the committee meeting. “We don’t want to make a unilateral statement.”
Talking to the media outside the Parliament House, Defense Minister Khawaja Asif was asked that if the PTI did not attend the talks, the negotiation committee would dissolve.
“No one can predict the dissolution of the committee,” he said. “They have refused to sit in the conversation, so this is a useless exercise.”
However, he added that if the government’s negotiating committee wants to wait for the PTI, it was a separate matter.
The media asked the media whether the path to the negotiations was being closed, which he replied that closing the doors for dialogue was against democracy.
He replied, “In every situation, there is some solution.
The PTI attended today’s meeting to set up judicial commissions to investigate the incidents of May 9 and November 26.
Today’s news report quoted members of the government’s negotiating team as saying that if they participated in the talks, they have something to offer PTI. PML -N Rana Sanaullah said: “We will not directly reject their demands, nor will we fully accept them. We will offer them some rooms to move forward.
According to Siddiqui, if the opposition party leaves the meeting, the demands of the PTI charter will not be made public. However, the government committee will attend the camera in any case.
The PML -N leader also demanded Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Monday to inform him of the dialogue with the PTI.
The Senator called on the PTI to attend the meeting so that the demands for the establishment of judicial commissions and the release of political prisoners could be progressed.
He reminded that an agreement was signed between the PTI and the government in which seven business days were given to the government to share their response to PTI’s demands with the NA Speaker. He added, “We have prepared our answers but if the PTI does not attend the meeting, they will not make them public.”
According to Ayub, on the other hand, PTI was not going to attend today.
However, the party later expressed a slight flexibility in its position and said that the opposition committee could attend the meeting. If the government arranged a meeting of its members before January 28, however Didn’t come
