The political crisis in Pakistan is intensifying with each passing day. The supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party have been staging nationwide protests for several days, demanding his release.
On Sunday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has formed a high-level committee amid the unrest. According to the reports, the committee comprises senior members of the coalition government.
This committee will engage in talks with the main opposition party, PTI. The move comes after PTI threatened the current government with a civil disobedience campaign.
The inquiry committee includes Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Rana Sanaullah, Senator Irfan Siddiqui, Raja Pervez Ashraf, Naveed Qamar, Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Abdul Aleem Khan, and Chaudhry Salik Hussain.
It is important to that a few weeks ago, PTI founder Imran Khan had formed a committee consisting of PTI leaders to hold talks with the government. This reflects PTI’s understanding that the policy of confrontation cannot be sustained indefinitely.
The formation of this negotiation committee by the Prime Minister was based on the recommendation of National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq.
PTI Issues Threat
PTI had announced a civil disobedience movement. PTI had stated that if their demands were not met, they would begin the first phase of their protest starting Sunday.
Earlier, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had announced the formation of a task force under the leadership of Home Minister Mohsin Naqvi to identify those responsible for spreading chaos during the protests by Imran Khan’s party. He had labeled the protesters as members of terrorist groups.
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