Islamabad
Adviser to the Prime Minister on Law and Justice Barrister Aqeel Malik on Friday said that the government was preparing a committee to negotiate with the PTI, with the members likely to be announced over the weekend.
Earlier this month, PTI founder and former prime minister Imran Khan warned of a civil disobedience movement from December 14 if his demands about the release of political prisoners facing trial and the formation of a judicial commission to probe the events of May 9, 2023, and November 26 were unmet.
Imran had also announced the formation of a five-member negotiation team comprising Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Omar Ayub Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, Sunni Ittehad Council Chairman Sahibzada Hamid Raza, PTI Secretary General Salman Akram Raja and PTI MNA Asad Qaiser.
National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq had offered on Wednesday to facilitate the negotiations, saying that his “office and residence are open 24 hours”.
