ISLAMABAD: The second round of talks between the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the government is underway for the second consecutive day today.
The PTI delegation includes Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Fawad Chaudhry and Barrister Ali Zafar, while the government side includes Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s Kishwar Zehra, Pakistan Peoples Party Senator Yousuf Raza Gillani, federal ministers Naveed Qamar, Azam Nazir Tarar, Tariq Bashir Cheema and Ishaq Dar.
Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani, who is leading the initiative, took both the delegations to Senate’s Committee Room and returned to his chamber.
A day earlier, in the first round of talks — which lasted for around two hours — at the Parliament House’s Committee Room Number 3, both sides informed each other about their top leadership’s stance, .
The PTI delegation informed the government about Chairman Khan’s stance on elections and how they should be conducted.
After the meeting, sources said that the PTI presented three demands before the government delegation:
1: The national and provincial assemblies should be dissolved in May this year and for extending polls beyond May 14, an amendment should be made to the Constitution;
2:If the government decides to amend the Constitution, then PTI’s resignations will have to be called back;
3: Elections should be held across the country in July this year.
