Summary 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) – 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.
National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq played a phenomenal role in finalizing the draft.
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.
