Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will on Wednesday deliberate with senior leadership of his party and heads of various political parties on setting an agenda for talks with the protesting Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, while addressing a ceremony in Islamabad on Tuesday, confirmed that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leadership will discuss the issue of talks with PTI on Wednesday.
Dar said that PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s statement, where he claims that he will not accept a Judicial Commission’s judgement that goes against his will, had forced the government to check before resuming talks.
Separately, PML-N sources said that Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday and met with the prime minister along with select PML-N leaders and deliberated over the negotiation issue. Reportedly, they have suggested that the government resume talks with PTI immediately.
They further agreed that on Wednesday, Nawaz will discuss the agenda for talks with senior leaders of the PML-N and take on board leaders of other political parties.
According to sources, PTI is willing to resume talks from where they broke off, while the government wants to resume talks on fresh points.
The PML-N believes that PTI is not in a position to dictate demands. Instead, the PML-N has agreed to provide PTI a chance to save face and not to go deep into definitions of legal affairs regarding rigging.
