Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday offered talks to the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf to ease political tension in the country, days after the party founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were sentenced to 17 years in jail each in a corruption case.
Shehbaz made the offer while presiding over a federal cabinet meeting in Islamabad after recent overtures by the opposition leaders.
These days, PTI and its allies are talking about dialogue. I have repeatedly stated in the National Assembly that if the PTI is serious about negotiations, the government is equally prepared, the prime minister said.
Shehbaz also said that talks could only move forward if they focused on legitimate issues and were free of blackmailing”. He stressed that political harmony among all parties was essential for Pakistan’s development and prosperity.
His offer comes days after the opposition alliance – Tehreek Tahafuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan (TTAP) – of which PTI is a part, said that its door to dialog
​Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday offered talks to the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf to ease political tension in the country, days after the party founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were sentenced to 17 years in jail each in a corruption case.
Shehbaz made the offer while presiding over a federal cabinet meeting in Islamabad after recent overtures by the opposition leaders.
These days, PTI and its allies are talking about dialogue. I have repeatedly stated in the National Assembly that if the PTI is serious about negotiations, the government is equally prepared, the prime minister said.
Shehbaz also said that talks could only move forward if they focused on legitimate issues and were free of blackmailing”. He stressed that political harmony among all parties was essential for Pakistan’s development and prosperity.
His offer comes days after the opposition alliance – Tehreek Tahafuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan (TTAP) – of which PTI is a part, said that its door to dialog by Soban News (international And National News)
