Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) refused to participate in a meeting scheduled for Tuesday despite National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq’s efforts to engage in dialogue with the opposition, Express News reported.
According to sources, Sadiq approached opposition leader and PTI negotiation committee head Omar Ayub over the phone and invited the party to join the discussions. He stressed the importance of resolving political differences through dialogue and urged the PTI to participate in the talks.
“Dialogue and negotiations are the only way to resolve problems. Solutions can be found through meaningful discussions,” Sadiq allegedly told Ayub.
However, Ayub informed the speaker about the PTI’s decision, dictated by party founder Imran Khan, to boycott the meeting. He highlighted the government’s failure to address the PTI’s demands and accused it of using delaying tactics.
“The government has been delaying our demands. Without the formation of a judicial commission, there can be no progress in the negotiations,” Ayub told Sadiq.
Earlier, PTI president Advocate Gohar Ali Khan announced that the party will not participate in the talks with the government scheduled for Tuesday and stated that the decision has been officially conveyed.
The PTI clarified that without the formation of the judicial commission there would be no further progress in the negotiations. The party believes the creation of the commission is crucial to address their grievances and advance talks.
“We had given a period of seven days for talks. We will not attend tomorrow’s meeting with the government and we have informed the secretary and the spokesperson of our decision,” added lawyer Gohar.
