First round of Govt-PTI dialogue concludes

First round of Govt-PTI dialogue concludes
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Summary The first round of direct dialogue between government and PTI negotiation teams concluded.

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The first ever direct negotiations between government and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf teams were held at a hotel in Islamabad on late Wednesday night.

The government committee comprising Governor Punjab Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar, federal ministers Pervez Rashid, Ahsan Iqbal, Abdul Qadir Baloch and Zahid Hamid held dialogue with PTI committee comprising Javed Hashmi, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Asad Umar, Jahangir Tareen and Arif Alvi.

Imran Khan s team has put forward six demands to government negotiators in their first meeting on Wednesday.

Talking to media after the meeting, Vice Chairman PTI Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that we put our demands before the government team and they promised to get back to us on Thursday (Today) after examining them.

Qureshi said that first demand of his party was resignation of PM Nawaz Sharif.

Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar, a member of the government team said that the talks were cordial.

"Whatever decision the two committees take will be in the best interest of Pakistan," he said.