Federal Information and Communications Minister Attaullah Tarar said the federal government did not hold formal talks on the issue to drop a progress report aimed at reducing political tension after the party threatened civil disobedience with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
“There is no meeting between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadig,” the minister said in a speech on private television on Wednesday.
The minister’s comments followed an “ice breaker” meeting between NA Speaker and senior PTI leaders Asad Qaiser, Omar Ayub and Sunni Ittehad (SIK) Chairman Sahibzada Hamid Raza at the Majlis Chamber in Islamabad today.
After the main meeting, the PTI and the government expressed their willingness to sit together at the negotiating table, insiders said.
According to sources, the meeting was held after a phone call between Kaiser and Sadiq.
In a television interview today, Tarar said that when Prime Minister Shehbaz went to condole the death of the Speaker’s sister, Asad Qaiser was not at the NA Speaker’s house.
He also said that informal exchanges are sporadic, formal talks between the two parties have not started, communication channels have not been restored with the Imran Khan-led party, or the committee has not started talks.
The PML-N politician said PTI should first repent and apologize for the incidents of November 9 and 26, accusing them of creating a false narrative to tarnish the country’s image.
He asked the PTI who would believe in them and vouch for their credibility. “They want to get rid of their political failure. How can PTI or its guarantee be trusted? asked.
Recalling the “do or die” rally that started on November 24, PTI said that they will not be able to hold the rally at D-Chowk in Islamabad and said there is all the evidence of the actions of opposition parties. government.
Tarar also criticized the former ruling party for using provincial resources to attack the federal government and said it backtracked on its position during the 26th constitutional amendment negotiations.
