Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has refused to attend a meeting scheduled for Tuesday despite efforts by National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq to engage the opposition in dialogue, Express News reported.
According to sources, Sadiq contacted Leader of Opposition and PTI’s negotiating committee chairman Omar Ayub over a phone call and invited the party to join the discussions. He emphasized the importance of resolving political differences through dialogue and urged the PTI to participate in the talks.
“Dialogue and negotiation is the only way to solve problems. Solutions can be found through meaningful discussions,” Sadiq reportedly told Ayub.
However, Ayub informed the speaker about PTI’s decision, dictated by party founder Imran Khan, to boycott the meeting. He highlighted the government’s inability to meet PTI’s demands and accused it of using delaying tactics.
“The government has stuck to our demands. Without the formation of a judicial commission, there can be no progress in the negotiations,” Ayub told Sadiq.
Earlier, PTI chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan announced that the party will not participate in talks with the government scheduled for Tuesday, stating that the decision has been officially communicated.
The PTI clarified that without the formation of the judicial commission, there would be no further progress in the talks. The party believes that the creation of the commission is essential to address their grievances and move forward with negotiations.
“We had given a deadline of seven days regarding the talks. We will not attend tomorrow’s meeting with the government and have informed the secretary and speaker about our decision,” added advocate Gohar.
