ISLAMABAD: The third crucial round of talks between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif-led coalition government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has started at Parliament House.
The Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur also attended the meeting being held at the Parliament House.
Imran Khan’s party has presented its charter of demands in writing.
The last two rounds of talks, hosted by National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq held on December 27, 2024, and January 2, 2025.
The PTI in the second round of talks had demanded the formation of a judicial commission to investigate the events of May 9 and November 26, and the release of all political prisoners, including Imran Khan.
the government side in the meeting had asked the PTI to present their demands in writing for which the committee was seeking a meeting with its incarcerated leader.
On January 12, Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur met with party founding chairman Imran Khan at Adiala jail followed by the party negotiators’ visit.
The PTI has set a deadline of January 31, 2025, for the negotiations to reach a “logical conclusion”, although Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political and Public Affairs, Rana Sanaullah, has suggested extending this to February 28.
