Opp body sets condition for talks with govt.

Byline: MANSOOR ALI

ISLAMABAD -- The opposition's Rehber Committee Monday agreed to hold talks with the government on the condition that it will not stop the Azadi March to Islamabad.

While addressing the media after the meeting the convener of the Rehbar Committee Akam Khan Durrani said the Rehber Committee would hold talks with the government only if it is willing for dialogues.

He claimed that the Chairman Senate had contacted him and PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal, but they refused to talk without the consensus of the rest of the opposition parties.

Durrani said that the opposition's demand for resignation of Prime Minister Imran Khan is still intact but the joint opposition was open for a meeting with the government's committee. He, however, put a condition that for dialogue, the government would have to assure that a peaceful Azadi march takes place.

He further said that the government had formed a committee for the negotiations with the opposition leadership but they look not serious for meaning dialogues.

He said that they wanted to make it clear that they would not compromise on the issue of protest.

The Rehbar Committee meeting was attended by all the members of the committee including PPP and PML-N representatives.

It is pertinent to mention here that following a protest of PPP, JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Sunday last had cancelled talks with Senate chairman Sadiq Sanjrani, saying a decision on talks with the government on the issue of 'Azadi March' of October 31 would now be made by the opposition's Rehbar Committee.

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