Govt expresses willingness to hold unconditional talks with PTI

Lahore: Minister for Interior Rana Sanaullah along with Minister for Railways Khawja Saad Rafique, speaking at a news conference today expressed willingness to hold unconditional and serious talks with Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf (PTI), in a bid to bring political stability in the country.

During the presser, Rana Sanaullah said that coalition government will not accept conditional dialogue offer.

“Imran Khan should come forward for unconditional serious dialogue and stop threatening”, said Interior Minister.

He added that PTI and Imran Khan will face the consequences if they resorted to dissolve the provincial assemblies of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK).

Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique said: “The country needs political stability for economic stability”.

“The general elections will be held on time,” he added.

Referring the matter of assemblies’ dissolution, Saad Rafique said: “We will not create hindrance in his act of dissolving assemblies, but we will not support this act either”.  

He added that the threat of PTI Chairman’s to dissolve assemblies mocks the mandate of the public.

He further added, “If Imran fixes his intimidating attitude and agrees to unconditional talks, then dialogues can be considered”.

Khawaja said that as a party, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) have considered the talks offer suggested by Imran Khan on Friday, but cleared that preconditioned talks will be a non-starter.

However, while agreeing on informal dialogues, the PML-N minister said: “We have had informal contacts with Imran Khan and had them on multiple occasions through interlocutors”.

He added that at this moment, talks was the need of Imran Khan not the coalition government.

The minister insisted Khan at the formal approach for talks, and they will discuss the matter with Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) and take a consensus decision from all the other parties.

He urged Imran to bring a fragment of seriousness in his politics.