The prime minister has given the green light to the NA president to continue negotiations between the government and the PTI.
LAHORE:
Former federal minister Fawad Chaudhry reiterated the need for dialogue and stressed that negotiations are essential for the country’s stability.
He asked President Asif Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to take charge of the negotiation process.
Speaking to the media after attending the court proceedings, Chaudhry said the entire PTI leadership, including Shah Mahmood Qureshi, supported the talks.
Criticizing the government, he claimed it was relying on “everyday spectacles” to remain relevant and questioned how the country could function while people face sentences totaling “thousands of years”.
He also expressed disappointment at what he described as the opposition’s lack of seriousness and urged party leaders to show bravery had they accepted responsibility.
The prime minister gave the green light to National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq to continue negotiations between the government and the PTI, sources said on Wednesday, a significant development in efforts to cool political temperatures.
Parliamentary sources said the government agreed to participate in the talks at the president’s request. However, talks will only take place with elected representatives of the PTI, while no engagement with unelected party figures is planned.
Despite the government’s willingness, sources said, no PTI leader has yet formally approached the Speaker’s office to begin the negotiation process, and the initial approach is still pending from the opposition.
