ISLAMABAD: The first round of the talks between the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) government and the PTI concluded on Thursday at the Senate Secretariat, with the second round to be taken place on Friday at 3pm.
Sources said that the PTI stressed dissolving the National Assembly (NA) as PTI Chief Imran Khan wanted the NA to be dissolved no later than July.
PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi, talking to the media, said political problems could be addressed with good intentions. “The solution will be sought following the constitutional provisions,” he added. The PTI wanted to move forward, he said, with country’s progress as the topmost agenda.
He went on to say that the government still needed time to deliberate. “We suggested them to take time and come back with a proposal,” he added.
The second round of talks would take place tomorrow (Friday), said Yusuf Raza Gillani. “We would take a final decision after taking all the parties on board,” he added. Talks were held, he said, in a good environment.
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said the meeting would be held at 3pm with more details. “We have to review the matters while remaining in the ambit of the constitution,” he added.
The move comes as the Supreme Court (SC) had urged the political stakeholders to hold talks for the sake of constitution.
The PTI delegation comprised Mr Qureshi, Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry and Senator Ali Zafar while the government side is represented by Dar, Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar, Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Ayaz Sadiq, Gilani, Commerce Minister Syed Naveed Qamar, Kishwar Zahra and Muhammad Abubakr.
