Imran Khan, the founder of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and a former prime minister, has allegedly given his party permission to hold talks with the establishment and other political parties.
PTI leader Shibli Faraz has revealed that Imran Khan has given the go-ahead for talks, indicating that the PTI is willing to engage in dialogue with both political parties and the establishment.
According to sources, Khan has emphasized that all discussions must absolutely abide by the laws and the Constitution. In addition, it is recommended that Terms of Reference (TORs) be developed beforehand in order to direct talks with various parties and stakeholders, including the political establishment.
Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Faraz emphasized the necessity of establishing the limits of negotiations while highlighting the nation’s present political unrest. The path for the discussions to be paved with those who are stakeholders will only occur when it is agreed how and in what atmosphere the negotiations will take place, he continued.
According to Faraz, both the PTI and the establishment are real.
Taking note of the dependence on Form 47, he questioned the legitimacy of the current administration, which was constituted following the elections on February 8.
“It remains to be seen how empowered it [government] is,” said the PTI leader. Faraz emphasized that before starting a conversation with the establishment and government, the necessary conditions must be met.
Senator Irfan Siddiqui of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) invited PTI to a meeting on the party leadership’s instruction during the previous day’s Senate session.
Shehryar Afridi, the head of the PTI, announced that day that he planned to hold talks with the military establishment. Speaking to a private TV station, Afridi hinted that discussions with the director general of ISI and the army commander will soon occur.
Afridi made it clear that the PTI’s goal is to negotiate for the improvement of Pakistan’s future, not to pursue a National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) for itself.
He also noted Imran Khan’s persistent want to interact with the establishment from the beginning, bemoaning the lack of a reaction up to this point.
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