Hours after the embattled Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf refused to attend the fourth round of ongoing talks until the formation of a judicial commission, the government on Wednesday regretted the former ruling party’s “rigid attitude”, reiterating that negotiations were the only way out in a democratic political system.
“We would not snatch anything from the PTI if they attend [fourth round of talks]…negotiations are not a decree,” Prime minister’s aide on political affairs Rana Sanaullah said while speaking on a local TV show
The remarks came after PTI senior leader Omar Ayub announced that they would not attend the upcoming fourth round of talks with the ruling coalition, calling the process “useless” without the formation of judicial commission.
“Constitution of judicial commission is necessary before the fourth round of talks,” he said, adding that they would not sit at the negotiating table with the government anymore until the formation of the judicial commission.
