Just days before the Imran Khan-founded PTI\u2019s proposed civil disobedience movement, the former ruling party has announced that it is ready for dialogue, be it with humans or ‘farishtay’ (angels) \u2014 a tacit reference to the establishment. Apparently diverging from the former ruling party\u2019s previous stance, PTI senior leader Omar Ayub Khan explained his party\u2019s fresh negotiation policy, saying: \u201cWe are ready for talks, be it with humans or farishtay [angels].\u201d Previously, the Imran Khan-founded was of the view that they would hold talks only with the military establishment instead of the government. Last week, the incarcerated PTI founder warned the government of launching a “civil disobedience” movement if his demands, including the judicial probe into the crackdown on party supporters, are not met. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Imran \u2014 who claimed to have a “trump card” \u2014 announced the constitution of a five-member negotiation committee comprising Omar Ayub, CM Gandapur, Sahibzada Hamid Raza, Salman Akram Raja and Asad Qaiser. The committee, he said, would negotiate with the federal government on two points \u2014 the release of \u201cpolitical prisoners\u201d facing trial and the constitution of a judicial commission to probe the events of May 9, 2023 and a late-night crackdown on PTI protesters on November 26. \u201cIf these two demands are not accepted, a civil disobedience movement will be launched from December 14,\u201d the jailed former premier said, adding that the government would be responsible for the results of this movement. During today\u2019s presser, Ayub slammed the incumbent government saying: \u201cA national government is not the solution to the problems being faced by the country.\u201d He stressed the need to uphold the rule of law and justice to steer the country out of the crisis. \u201cAt present, there is only fascism and baton [in the country].\u201d For his part, Senate opposition leader Shibli Faraz termed the coalition government in the Centre a \u201cfake regime\u201d saying they wanted to engage the PTI leadership in \u201cfake cases\u201d. Hundreds of cases have been lodged against the PTI top leadership, including the party founder, in connection with the May 9 violence last year and the do-or-die protest in Islamabad last month. Speaking on the occasion, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan reiterated the claim that 12 of their supporters were killed during their protest in Islamabad last month. However, the government has categorically denied the PTI’s claim of workers deaths during the crackdown, stating that live ammunition was not used against the protesters and four law enforcers including three Rangers personnel and a policeman were martyred during the protest that was launched by the PTI. The party sources, however, said that the majority of the PTI leaders were against the immediate launch of the civil disobedience move. As the party leadership is not on the same page over the matter, the former ruling party has decided to devise a clear strategy over the matter ahead of December 14. The PTI founder would be asked to postpone the civil disobedience calls for few days as the Khan-founded party wanted to recover from the November 24 fiasco, the sources added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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