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National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq chairs second meeting between government and PTI negotiation committee meeting in Parliament House, Islamabad on January 2, 2025 — PID
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ISLAMABAD: After failing to form a judicial commission, as demanded by the former ruling party, Imran Khan has called for ongoing negotiations with the current government.
Speaking to the media outside Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail, Barrister Gauhar said the party’s legal team, including himself, met Khan earlier in the day, who has been behind bars for over a year.
During the meeting, Khan expressed disappointment over the delay, saying the government’s failure to set up a judicial commission was no reason to continue talks.
“The PTI founder has clearly announced that there will be no more rounds of negotiations,” Gauhar said. “The government has made announcements but has not yet followed through, which is why Imran Khan has decided to end the talks.”
The development comes as talks between the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)-led government and the PTI began in late December in an effort to ease tensions. However, weeks of talks – With three sessions so far – little progress has been made on key issues.
The Khan-led party, in its written charter submitted to the government during its third session on January 16, had demanded the formation of two judicial commissions—to be nominated jointly by the PTI and the government within seven days. Was-and his release “” political prisoner “.
The demands of the two judicial commissions of the former ruling party are related to the investigation into the May 9, 2023 riots as well as the November 24 to November 27, 2024 incidents related to its protests in Islamabad.
Elaborating on the party’s stand, Barrister Gauhar said that the judicial commission, if constituted by the government, should consist of three senior judges from the Supreme Court or high courts.
“We will continue our struggle according to the Constitution and the law,” the PTI chairman remarked, adding that efforts would be made against an independent judiciary and the 26th Amendment.
“We will start a movement with all political parties,” he added. Barrister Gauhar further echoed Khan’s comments, saying: “Till today, the commission was supposed to be announced, but it has not happened.”
Quoting the PTI founder, he added: “We are not looking for help from any foreign country.”
The PTI’s announcement to end the dialogue process follows NA opposition leader Umar Ayub’s statement on Tuesday, where he termed the talks as “useless” that prevented the formation of a judicial commission. .
Referring to the next meeting on January 28, Ayub said, according to Senator Irfan Siddiqui, a member of the government’s negotiation committee, “the Constitution is necessary before the fourth term of the Judicial Commission.”
The government has lamented the PTI’s “tough attitude” with Rana Sanaullah, the prime minister’s assistant on political affairs, saying: “We will not take anything away from the PTI if they participate. . [fourth round of talks]… Negotiations are not decrees”.
NA Speaker Ayaz Sadiq, who is mediating the talks, said that progress can never be made if one sticks to one point. “Dialogue must give, otherwise, it will not progress,” he said.
Meanwhile, on the highly pressing issue of the Judicial Commission, Senator Siddiqui has said that the ruling coalition has not yet decided on the matter.
Reacting to Barrister Gauhar’s statement, Senator Faisal Vawda said that the government and PTI shared the same goal during the negotiations. He said that the objective of both the parties is to ensure that the founder of PTI remains in jail.
“Now, they will let government work, as PTI members agree to have their founder in jail,” Vavda remarked. He further alleged that PTI is acting as a guarantor of the Muslim League (N) government.
“They supported the government in all the amendments,” he added. “More than half of their leadership is in the KP, and looting is going on on both fronts,” Wada said.
“None of them have gone to jail, and they seem happy that the PTI founder has been jailed,” he said. Vavda claimed that on the day of the sentencing, he was disturbed, but no protest was made.
He concluded, “They are only interested in doing a show.
Written demands of PTI
The PTI, in its written submission to the government’s negotiating committee, said it wanted the proceedings of the two commissions to be open to the general public as well as the media.
The party said it would identify political prisoners, who were arrested after the events of May 9 and November 24 to November 24 or any other political event.
In all, he outlined a total of 22 key points before the government, specifically five demands related to the formation of two commissions of inquiry.
First Commission
The first commission will be tasked with an in-depth inquiry into the legality of the events leading up to Khan’s arrest on May 9, 2023.
The commission will also investigate the legality of the manner of arrest and those responsible for the break in the premises of the Islamabad High Court – from where Khan was arrested – by the Rangers and the police.
The PTI said that after Khan’s arrest, incidents across the country, particularly in situations where groups of individuals were able to reach various high-security locations, were said to have caused damage to property. caused, it should also be investigated.
CCTV recordings at each location where damage is said to have been caused by protesters should be investigated and if CCTV footage is not available, the reasons for this lack of availability should be determined.
The document states that the manner arrested in connection with the events of May 9 was arrested and then detained and the circumstances of his release should also be investigated.
Second Commission
This other body should be tasked with conducting an in-depth inquiry into the events of 24-27, 2024 in Islamabad—the day when the party led by KPK CM Gandpur and Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi marched towards Islamabad. Did the march?
The PTI demanded an inquiry into whether live ammunition and other forms of physical assault were used on protesters in Islamabad.
“If so, who ordered the use of live ammunition and other violent measures against the protesters? To what extent was the use of force excessive? If so, who was responsible for the excessive use of force?” Who was it?”
The PTI demands that the number of dead and injured should be brought forward in the number of people who went missing after the November protests.
The document states that the commission should also review and ascertain the status of CCTV recordings in various hospitals and medical facilities in Islamabad during the said period.
Further, it should be examined whether the records of hospitals and other medical facilities were tampered with, and if so, under whose direction and command was it done? “Were hospitals prevented from releasing information about deaths and injuries?”
