ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan on Saturday emphasised that negotiations are the best solution and reiterated that his party had initiated the process with the spirit of generosity, despite having reservations.
“Negotiations are the best way forward. We began the process with great generosity and, despite reservations, participated in the talks in good faith,” he said while speaking to journalists outside the Judicial Complex.
He claimed, “We were insulted, our mandate was stolen and the punishments meted out to PTI’s founder and Benazir Bhutto are known to everyone. Despite all this, the party founder announced negotiations based on two demands.”
However, Barrister Gohar clarified that if the judicial commission is not formed, the PTI cannot engage with the government merely for the sake of appearances.
The PTI chairman also mentioned that he appeared in a case related to protests before the Supreme Court, in which several lawyers had been charged with terrorism. He said the judge expressed the hope the case would be concluded at a future date.
He said that the party had given the government a seven-day deadline to announce its decision on forming a judicial commission. He elaborated that the proposed commission was to determine the judges and terms of reference (TORs), but the government had taken no meaningful action, indicating a lack of intent to establish the commission.
“If the commission is not formed, we cannot sit with the government just for a photo session,” Gohar reiterated.
He also expressed his party’s willingness to engage with all political parties, saying that the PTI founder had initiated this approach by forming the first committee.
