Summary After meeting Tahirul Qadri, Opposition Committee offers to mediate between govt and protesters
ISLAMABAD: (Dunya News) – Opposition Committee headed by Jamaat Islami head Sirajul Haq met Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr. Tahirul Qadri and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan today (Monday) in their respective containers. The negotiation committee includes Rehman Malik, Kalsoom Parveen, Hasil Bizinju, Mian Muhammad Aslam and GG Jamal Liaquat Baloch.
While talking to media after meeting Imran Khan and Tahirul Qadri, Rehman Malik said that the committee had brought a message of friendship. He said that the nation will soon hear good news. He said that positive indicators were received during the meetings with Imran Khan and Dr. Qadri. He said that the talks will resume from the point where the deadlock had emerged. He said that separate committees have been formed to hold talks with Imran Khan and Tahirul Qadri. He said that opposition will end the deadlock by meeting the protesting leaders soon.
Speaking to media on this occasion, Sirajul Haq said that the nation going through turmoil at this moment. He said that Opposition Committee’s objective was to solve the political crisis. He said that the committee represented the people of Pakistan and not the government. He praised the protesters for their resilience and said that by displaying exemplary discipline for fourteen days, the protesters had proved that they were peaceful people. He said that committees had been formed to hold talks with PTI and PAT.
“If government and protesters agreed on the settlement, all the opposition parties are ready to be guarantors”, said JI Head. He said that the talks will be held before media so that the people would know what was agreed upon during the talks and nobody gets a chance to retract from the commitments.
