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The government negotiation committee’s spokesperson Senator Irfan Siddiqui endorsed that the committee would be dissolved if Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) did not attend the fourth round of talks today.
As per the details, today’s fourth round of negotiation will be held between the government and PTI. The committee’s spokesperson Senator Irfan Siddiqui informed the media that the committee would be dissolved if Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) did not attend the fourth round of talks today.
Senator Irfan informed the journalist that he did not make public announcement regarding the PTI charter of demands.
He was also called by the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to gave him briefing about the dialogue with the PTI, “I informed the PM that we are ready for talks but the PTI is reluctant to sit again in today’s meeting,” the senator said.
“They (PTI) should attend the meeting because, in case of any reservations on the government’s reply, we could discuss moving forward towards fulfilment of their (PTI) demands,” he urged the PTI to attend the meeting so that progress.
He mentioned that an agreement had been made between the PTI and the government, allowing the government seven working days to present its response to the PTI’s demands to the NA speaker. “We have finalized our responses but will refrain from disclosing them if the PTI chooses not to attend the meeting,” he stated
Prime Minister Shehbaz in the press release issued by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), expressed the desire for continuous talk between the government and PTI, “These contacts help in preparing a joint strategy to resolve issues facing the country and nation,” he added.
He said avoiding negotiations was an undemocratic attitude that created tensions and damaged the atmosphere of national solidarity.
It is worth mentioning here that the meeting is expected today in the Parliament House summoned by National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq at 11:45 am.