PML-N hints at considering PM Imran’s dialogue offer

High-ranking sources in the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Monday said that the party has not received any offer for a dialogue from Prime Minister Imran Khan. 

According to leaders of the opposition party, the party will make a decision about holding talks with the government, should an offer arrive, after holding consultations with other parties. 

Special Assistant to PM on Political Affairs Naeem-ul-Haque had on Sunday extended an olive branch to the opposition, saying that the premier was ready to talk to the opposition parties.

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Speaking to Geo News on the program Naya Pakistan with Shahzad Iqbal, Haque had claimed that the government would not back from out from talks with the opposition.

Responding to the advisor, senior PML-N sources said that they have not received a dialogue offer from the government, adding that the PML-N will discuss the matter with all opposition parties. 

“Khan has ruined Pakistan’s economy and institution in just 17 months because of his arrogance. It is time for him to come to senses and stop playing with the lives of Pakistani people," sources within the PML-N said.

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Over the past few months, opposition parties have accused the government of using an anti-graft drive to settle political scores. The government, on the other hand, has accused opposition politicians of looting wealth and stashing it abroad.

It is pertinent to mention that the government is also facing problems from coalition partners in the parliament who are unhappy over unfulfillment of promises made with them.

The premier has also tasked a special team to resolve the issues of the coalition partners after a minister of the ruling coalition from Karachi quit the government in protest over broken promises.