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Update date: January 5, 2025 12:36 IST
Islamabad (Pakistan), January 5 (ANI): Negotiations between the government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) appear to be at a stalemate, with the opposition party saying no to the stakeholders with actual decision-making powers. Encourage participation, provide clarity, and avoid future disagreements, Dorn reported.
After nearly two weeks of discussions, PTI stressed that without such participation, the process could stall.
PTI leader Asad Qaiser, a member of the negotiating committee, declined to directly name the establishment, but stressed the need for “stakeholders” to participate in negotiations. “We still don’t know how the people who have real decision-making power think,” Kaiser said on the Dawn News program hosted by Nadir Glamani.
He went on to say that “decisions are actually supposed to be made by the people who installed this government,” suggesting that the current government lacks autonomy in important decisions. The PTI reportedly gave the government time to deliberate on the request.
This stance is in line with the PTI’s previous refusal to negotiate with the government and instead seek direct dialogue with the establishment. Qaiser also warned that the PTI negotiating committee would be dissolved if the government failed to provide “uninterrupted access” to PTI founding chairman Imran Khan, who is being held in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail. uttered. He reiterated that only Imran Khan would take the final decision on any agreement and the committee would only act as a facilitator.
Government representatives expressed concern over the PTI’s reluctance to submit a written charter of demands as promised at its first meeting on December 23.
According to the government committee’s spokesperson, Senator Irfan Siddiqui, the absence of a written request could seriously impede progress in negotiations. “The PTI committee is only acting as a mediator and only Imran Khan will take the final decision,” Qaiser said, adding that this lack of clarity could jeopardize the dialogue. added.
Siddiqui said in an interview with state news agency APP that little progress had been made in 12 days of talks. He explained that the PTI negotiating team has been granted access to the chairman to build trust, but the party has not yet fulfilled its promise to submit its demands in writing by January 2. The Dawn newspaper reported.
Siddiqui pointed out that PTI’s demands include the release of Imran Khan and other party members, formation of a judicial commission and search for 45 missing persons. However, when asked for details regarding the missing persons, PTI reportedly admitted that no specific list exists.
PTI’s Asad Qaiser questioned the government’s ability to negotiate without consulting key leaders such as Nawaz Sharif, Shehbaz Sharif and Asif Ali Zardari. He asked how the government could be expected to proceed with PTI talks without consulting Imran Khan, stressing that if the party chairman decides against the deal, the negotiations will fail. did.
In response to PTI’s call for participation of influential decision-makers, PPP leader Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, a member of the government committee, said the committee was open to discussions involving the establishment. said. He acknowledged that some of PTI’s demands, particularly those related to the events of May 9, pertained to the facility. “The military is part of the government, it is our military, not an external force,” Ashraf said. According to the Dawn newspaper, he said he would consult with the military if necessary.
Siddiqui also referred to PTI’s demands regarding political prisoners, stressing that the designation of political prisoners depends on the nature of the crime and not on the identity of the individual. He warned that negotiations could become more complicated without concrete demands from PTI. (Ani)
