Islamabad (TDI): The government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will hold second round of dialogue on Thursday (today) afternoon.
The in-camera meeting between the government and PTI negotiation committees has been rescheduled from 11am to 3:30pm.
The National Assembly spokesperson said that the committee members requested for changing the meeting’s timing, according to media reports.
National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq will chair the meeting in the Parliament House’s Constitution Committee Room, as he is facilitating and leading the talks.
PTI has decided to demand from the government to release its prisoners and investigate the cases pertaining to May 9 and November 26 protests through constitution of a judicial commission.
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur stated on Wednesday that the party would initiate a protest movement if the current negotiations with the government collapsed.
Talking to a private TV news channel, Gandapur said Imran Khan had authorised party leaders to hold negotiations with the government only for the sake of the country.
The chief minister stated that although his party had engaged in negotiations with the government, it was ready to initiate a movement if their demands were not fulfilled.
Enlisting the major demands, he said these included the release of the PTI founder Imran Khan, other leaders, and political prisoners.
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The chief minister also reaffirmed his previous demand for the establishment of a commission to probe the violent incidents of May 9 and November 26.
He expressed optimism that the year 2025 would mark the beginning of what he termed “real freedom”.
He emphasized that the PTI relied on public support for launching the movement, asserting that support from foreign powers was not required.
