Govt was deliberating on committee instead of judicial commission, says Tarar

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ISLAMABAD: After the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) decided to drop the ongoing talks, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar asserted that the government is considering the formation of a committee instead of a judicial commission in light of the former ruling party’s demand. Considering

Speaking on Geo News’ program ‘Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada ke saat’, the minister said, “It is not necessary to form a commission… we will take matters forward.” were considering an intermediate basis for.”

Earlier in the day, jailed PTI founder Imran Khan “called off” talks with the government for failing to set up a judicial commission within seven days.

Speaking to the media outside Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail, PTI chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said Khan expressed disappointment over the delay, saying the government’s failure to form a judicial commission was no reason to continue negotiations. Does not remain.

“The PTI founder has clearly announced that there will be no more rounds of negotiations,” Gauhar said. “The government has made announcements but is yet to act, which is why Imran Khan decided to end the talks.”

Talks between the PML-N-led government and the PTI began in late December to ease political tensions. However, weeks of talks – which have so far held three sessions – have produced little or no progress on key issues.

In its written charter of demands submitted to the government during the third session on January 16, the Khan-founded party demanded the formation of two judicial commissions – mutually nominated by the PTI and the government within seven days. were made – and “political prisoners”

The former ruling party’s demands for two judicial commissions were related to the May 9, 2023 riots as well as the November 26 crackdown on PTI supporters in Islamabad last year.

Speaking during today’s programme, Tarr said the PTI’s decision to quit the talks was “malicious and hasty”.

“Our response to PTI’s demands was to come,” he said, adding that extensive discussions were held “with regard to the Charter of Demands”.

Criticizing the former ruling party, the minister said they should have found a “legitimate excuse” to prove that they were victims. PTI was bound to wait for the government’s response till the deadline, now the onus is on the party.

‘Reconsider your decision’

Earlier, PML-N Senator Irfan Siddiqui – the spokesperson of the government’s negotiating committee – termed the PTI’s decision as “unfortunate” and urged the former ruling party to “reconsider it because the seven The deadline of days ends on January 28”.

“When he [PTI] They knocked on our door and handed over the questionnaire, they should have heard our answers,” he said while talking to reporters outside Parliament House on Thursday.

“It is difficult to know what went wrong in the last seven days that led the party to withdraw from the talks?”

“That [PTI] He was quick to start and now hastily retreating. They leave with the same impatience with which they began. We are asking them to stay put and let the weather improve.”

The PML-N senator added that the government committee took PTI’s demands seriously and formed a sub-committee, comprising seven coalition parties, to give a written reply.

“We had almost formed an opinion on PTI’s demands,” he said, adding that Imran asked the party to reconsider its decision if it was “apart from the opinion of its founder. “Can form an opinion.

The spokesperson also said that the government showed restraint at many points during the negotiations and ignored many of the PTI’s initiatives, including posts by Imran on his official X-handle.

Moreover, he said, the government has not objected to Imran’s call for ongoing civil disobedience as it wants to progress the talks in the “spirit of democracy and give and take”.

He demanded the PTI founder to revise his course of action or inform the government in writing if the talks broke down.