- After the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) turned down the prime minister’s offer, the government finally ended negotiations.
- A stalemate has ensued as a result of PTI’s exit from the discussions; both parties are unhappy with the demands that have not been addressed, as stated by the government’s negotiation committee spokesperson, Senator Irfan ul Haq Siddiqui.
After the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) rejected the prime minister’s offer, the government recently announced that negotiations had ended. This move comes after PTI’s previous decision to skip the fourth session of negotiations, which they justified by saying the government had ignored important issues.
In an effort to defuse political tensions, the two parties’ discussion began in December 2024. But the PTI has given the administration till January 31 to fix their problems, like forming judicial commissions to look into major occurrences.
In order to reply to PTI’s demands, the government’s negotiation committee asked for seven working days and agreed to keep the facts confidential. Regardless, on January 23, PTI announced that the talks had ended, citing a number of factors for the decision.
As a result of this deadlock, neither party is happy with the other’s unfulfilled requests. If PTI does not participate in the fourth round of negotiations, the government’s negotiating committee threatened to disband.
With talks having broken down, the political environment is now clouded, and there seems to be no way to clear things up very soon.
