Back to the negotiation table, for the sake of Democracy

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Back to the negotiation table, for the sake of Democracy
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has agreed to resume talks for the continuation of democracy, announced party Vice Chairman, Shah Mehmood Qureshi. The negotiating teams will meet later this evening.

Speaking to journalists following a late night meeting with negotiators Qureshi said, the negotiating teams will meet again at Rehman Malik's residence at 4:00PM and continue from where they left off.





Jamat-e-Islami (JI) Cheif, Siraj-ul Haq added that they will continue negotiations until they reach a logical conclusion, while senior PPP leader Rehman Malik thanked Imran Khan and condemned the use of force against PTI activists.

He added that government should not view the return of the protesting-parties towards negotiations as a sign of weakness, appealing to the government to stop detaining PAT/PTI activists across the country.

The Opposition Negotiators

The opposition negotiating committee is led by Jamat-e-Islami (JI) chief Siraj-ul Haq and includes Rehman Malik, Liaquat Baloch, Hasil Bizenjo, Ghazi Gullab Jamal, Mian Aslam and Senator Kulsoom Parveen. They have been granted full authority by the government to engage the two protesting leaders in result-oriented talks.

The teams held meetings with Imran Khan and Dr. Tahir-ul Qadri earlier on Tuesday night which they termed positive but added that a lot of work had to be done to end the deadlock.