ISLAMABAD: Its determined that the “final” session of discussions between the government of Pakistan led by the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) and the opposition party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), will take place on May 2 (Tuesday).
The participants in Friday’s second round of negotiations agreed to go back to the drawing board.
Both delegations hoped to reach an agreement on Tuesday. Although PTI cautioned that the discussions may “derail” at any time. It will be in case if its workers continued to be detained by law enforcement.
The Supreme Court has also urged the political parties to discuss and find a solution to the present upheaval. As well as the negotiations are vital to ending a deadlock over the elections.
Despite the court’s order, the political parties failed to settle on an election date by the April 26 deadline. The Supreme Court made this point clear during yesterday’s hearing: it will not compel the parties to negotiate.
The court has no authority to compel the parties to negotiate. Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial stated that the court’s sole desire is for the Constitution to implemented so that the disagreement might be settled.
However, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, leader of the PDM and the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F), has decided to abstain from the negotiations because his party believes that talks with Imran Khan’s PTI will be fruitless.
