Govt, opposition may develop backchannel contact this week

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Govt, opposition may develop backchannel contact this week

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan finds dialogue the only way to resolve political conflicts as he is seeking efforts for restoration of talks with the government.

Speaking to media, the PTI leader said adopting a soft tone was a nice thing to make an attempt to generate outcomes, however in their case it was not working.

“At present, the doors of negotiations are closed and the other party has terminated them [the talks]. Despite this, National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq has maintained the committee. Nevertheless, the government has not sent us any message, not even a WhatsApp message,” he said.

Meanwhile, it emerged that the opposition party leader is likely to meet Sadiq at Parliament House on February 4 during a meeting of the NA Standing Committee on Human Rights.

Gohar said NA speaker was not a member of the human rights committee, but a meeting was likely to take place with him in the Parliament House.

According to him, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur would attend and speak at the Swabi rally being held to observe February 8 as the “black day”. “I will be attending the public gathering myself,” he maintained.

Whereas, he expressed doubt over getting permission for a PTI demonstration on February 8 at the Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore. However, he said, PTI’s Aliya Hamza Malik had said that she hoped to get a no objection certification (NOC) for it.