May 9, November 26 events already investigated, probe can’t open again, says Sanaullah on PTI demands
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PM's aide Rana Sanaullah (left) and Senator Irfan Siddiqui are addressing a press conference in Islamabad on January 16, 2024. — Screengrab via Geo News
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Responding to PTI’s demand for a judicial inquiry into the incidents of May 9 and November 26, Assistant Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah said that both the incidents have already been investigated.
Addressing a press conference along with Senator Irfan Siddiqui, the head of the government negotiation committee, the Prime Minister’s assistant said that, however, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has formed a committee consisting of all the members of the ruling party to review the demands of the opposition parties. .
He added that the committee would respond to PTI’s demands.
Earlier today, the PTI finally submitted its demands in writing, demanding an inquiry into the incidents of May 9, 2023 and November 26, 2024, as well as the release of “political prisoners”.
The PTI’s ‘Charter of Demands’, available with Geo News, also stated that the party would not continue talks if the government failed to form two separate commissions on violent incidents.
The third meeting between Imran Khan-founded PTI and the government was held at Parliament House under the chairmanship of National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq, in which demands were presented.
“For now, I am giving a preliminary opinion on the demands,” Sanaullah said, adding that the PTI demanded the release of its “political prisoners” and party founder Imran Khan.
Talking about the PTI’s demands for an inquiry commission headed by the Chief Justice on May 9, 2023, the violent protests and the crackdown on party workers on November 26, 2024, Sanaullah said that both the cases should be investigated already. There are mills.
He said that their demands cannot be re-inquired [matters] is already in the courts,” he said.
The prime minister’s aide also dismissed PTI’s claims that “hundreds of its workers were killed and missing” after a November 26 crackdown on protesters in Islamabad’s D Chowk area last year.
They could not even know how many of their workers were missing or injured in two and a half months, if hundreds of their workers were missing, their families would have staged a dharna at D Chowk. added
Furthermore, Sanaullah said that the PTI had not provided any details of its “political prisoners” or missing or killed workers. why He said that it is hoped that the verdict in the 190 million pound case against the PTI founder and his wife will be pronounced tomorrow.
PTI’s demand
The party has demanded the government to form two commissions, comprising the Chief Justice of Pakistan or three serving judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, who are mutually nominated by the PTI and the government within seven days. go
“The proceedings of both commissions should be open to the general public as well as the media,” the party noted in the document.
The PTI has called on the federal government as well as the governments of Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan to support orders granting bail or suspension of sentence to all political prisoners as per the law.
The party said it would identify political prisoners, who were arrested after the May 9 and November 24-24 events or any other political event.
He also sought help for those who have been convicted and whose appeals or revisions are currently pending before the court.
The PTI has outlined a total of 22 key issues before the government, specifically five demands related to the formation of two commissions of inquiry.
The party presented nine demands regarding the first inquiry commission and seven demands regarding the second commission.
The demands include the release of political activists arrested across the country and suspension of their sentences.
