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Talks between the government and opposition failed to yield a positive outcome, leaving the PTI's long march plans unaltered. Opposition leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai stated no decision could be made without first meeting the incarcerated PTI founder, Imran Khan. Despite a signed draft agreement reported by Dunya News, the core issue of the meeting remained unresolved.
Negotiators have signed the much-awaited draft after they finalised it in a huddle held to ease political tensions amid PTI planned long march on Islamabad today ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Talks between the opposition and the government end without any positive outcome, which means a deadlock persists amid PTI call for a long march on Islamabad from Sunday (today).
محمود خان اچکزائی کا مشروط فیصلہ
Conflicting news about the deadlock and breakthrough continues to pour in as opposition leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai has insisted on having a meeting with incarcerated PTI founder Imran before striking a deal with the government. Opposition leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai contacted the opposition leaders by telephone and spoke to Barrister Gohar and Asad Qaiser. Mahmood Khan Achakzai said that first there will be a meeting with the founder PTI, then a decision will be made.
No announcement or decision is possible without meeting the founder. Limit yourself to the fact that only after meeting the founder will a decision be made, he said. During this, both opposition leaders agreed that the long march could not be postponed without meeting the founder. Negotiations between the government and the opposition have succeeded as they finalised and signed a draft agreement.
The negotiators from the government and the opposition have signed the much-awaited draft after they finalised it in a huddle held to ease political tensions amid the PTI planned long march on Islamabad on Sunday today, Dunya News has learnt. The government and the opposition discussed ways and thorny issues in the meeting which lasted several hours. Both parties held consultations and debates with their respective stakeholders and leaders to reach the final draft.
لانگ مارچ اور مشترکہ معاہدے کی تیاری
Earlier, it was reported that the federal government and opposition have made progress in negotiations aimed at easing political tensions, with a joint declaration prepared following the second round of talks in Islamabad on Saturday. The meeting, chaired by National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, brought together representatives of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the opposition alliance.
The discussions took place amid mounting pressure to resolve differences over the opposition's planned long march to the federal capital on October 4. The breakthrough followed an opening round of negotiations on Friday, when the two sides exchanged their positions on the prevailing political situation. Saturday's meeting initially witnessed disagreements over public statements by political leaders and the opposition's plans for the march, but the discussions subsequently made progress, according to reports citing sources familiar with the negotiations. A written agreement was also reported to be under preparation.
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