Second round of govt-PTI talks today

ISLAMABAD: The second round of talks between the government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will be held today (Thursday).

The time of the in-camera meeting of the government and PTI negotiation committees has been revised and the meeting will now be held at 3:30pm today (Wednesday) instead of 11am.

The National Assembly spokesperson said that the change in the time of the meeting was made at the request of members.

Speaker National Assembly Ayaz Sadiq will preside over the meeting, which will be held in the Constitution Committee Room of the Parliament House.

The government and PTI talks are being facilitated and spearheaded by NA Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq. The PTI decided to place two demands before the government which includes the formation of a judicial commission to investigate the incidents of May 9 and November 26 and release of prisoners.

Meanwhile, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur said on Wednesday that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was ready to launch a protest movement if the ongoing talks with the government failed. Talking to a private TV news channel, he said the PTI founder had authorized party leaders to hold talks with the government only for party leaders to hold talks with the government only for the sake of the country. The chief minister, who is also the KP chapter chief of PTI, stated that while his party had engaged in talks with the government, it was prepared to launch a movement if their demands were not met. Enlisting the major demands, he said these included the release of the PTI founder, other leaders, and political prisoners. The chief minister also reiterated his earlier call for the formation of a commission to investigate the violent incidents of May 9 and November 26. He expressed the hope that the year 2025 would mark the beginning of what he termed “real freedom”. Gandapur emphasized that PTI relied on public support for launching the movement, asserting that backing from foreign powers was not required.