With the opposition parties preparing for another protest unit throughout the country after EID Ul Fitr, the federal government accepted on Tuesday the mediation offer of the Popular Party of Pakistan (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and in charge of starting negotiations with challenging negotiations of Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf (PTI).
The development occurred one day after Bilawal, while heading to a ceremony at Governor House Lahore, offered to mediate between the government and the opposition to facilitate a national dialogue and disable the ongoing political tensions in the country.
He said: “I have informed the Prime Minister that the PPP is willing to act as a bridge between political forces to promote dialogue and cooperation.” The PPP leader said his party remains open to dialogue with the Government to facilitate constructive discussions.
Talk about Geographical news Showing ‘PakGazette Pakistan’ today, an advisor to the Prime Minister of Political and Public Affairs, Rana Sanaullah, said: “The Government has accepted Bilawal’s mediation offer and has assigned the responsibility of holding conversations with the PTI.”
“If Bilawal obtains the security of the PTI to attend the meeting, there is no problem in re -focusing the National Security Committee meeting,” he added.
During his speech yesterday, the PPP leader asked the titular government to assume all political parties, including those who jumped the high -level debatable on national security, to counteract the growing incidents of terrorism.
“Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif should call another meeting, although after a month … we hope to build a national consensus to combat terrorism,” Bilawal said.
Answering a question, Prime Minister’s assistant said the PPP was part of the coalition government in the center, adding that it would be his joint success if Bilawal manages to take PTI to the negotiating table.
‘Chapter of talks with the government now closed’
In January of this year, the imprisoned founder of PTI, Imran Khan, suspended negotiations with the government due to his inability to constitute judicial commissions to investigate on May 9, 2023 disturbances, as well as the events of November 24, November 27, 2024, in relation to the protest of the party in Islamabad.
The negotiations between the government led by the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) and PTI began at the end of December last year in an effort to relieve political tensions. However, the PTI canceled conversations with the government after holding three sessions.
In February of this year, the leader of PTI, Omar Ayub Khan, ruled out the possibility of resuming dialogue between the former ruling party and the titular government.
“The chapter of the conversations is now closed,” said Ayub, adding that political negotiations were not based on simple wishes, but required firm commitments, which the government did not demonstrate.
The PTI leader said that the committee of his party had initiated discussions in good faith, but the other side showed no good will or intention.
The PTI, who also presented his written letter of demands, refused to attend the fourth round of conversations citing the government’s failure to form a judicial commission to investigate the disturbances of May 9 and the protests of November 2024.
