Islamabad (Web Desk): Negotiations between the government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) held in Islamabad on Thursday.
The much-anticipated session, taking place at the Parliament House in Islamabad, was led by National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq. During this meeting, PTI representatives formally presented their charter of demands.
Leading the PTI's delegation are key figures including Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Omar Ayub and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur.
They are joined by other prominent members, former NA Speaker Asad Qaiser and the party's Secretary-General Salman Akram Raja, while representatives from Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) and Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), including Allama Raja Nasir Abbas and Sahibzada Hamid Raza, have also been included in the PTI team.
On the government side, the ruling coalition's negotiators include Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and PM's Adviser Rana Sanaullah, Senator Irfan Siddiqui, and key figures from the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) including Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and Naveed Qamar. Federal Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar is also part of the government's team.
This negotiation session was being seen as a crucial step in resolving ongoing political tensions between the two sides.
During the meeting, the PTI officially submitted a three-page document outlining its key demands, marking a crucial step in its push for constitutional restoration and free elections.
The draft, signed by six opposition members present at the meeting, emphasizes the need for an immediate resolution to political tensions and a return to the rule of law.
At the heart of the PTI's demands is the establishment of two commissions of inquiry, to be formed under the Commission of Inquiry Act, 2017.
The opposition party insists that these commissions be led by either the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) or three sitting Supreme Court (SC) judges, who must be jointly nominated by both PTI and the government within a week.
Furthermore, PTI has called for transparency in the proceedings of these commissions, urging that they be conducted in a manner open to both the media and the public, ensuring accountability throughout the investigative process.
