PTI leaders’ meeting with Imran set for 2:30 PM today at Adiala Jail

ISLAMABAD: Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Omar Ayub and former speaker Asad Qaiser along with the negotiating committee members will meet Imran Khan at Adiala jail today.

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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders had requested the National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq to facilitate a meeting with the former PTI chairman Imran Khan. PTI leaders have been informed that the meeting is scheduled for 2:30 PM today, sources said on Sunday.

National Assembly Spokesperson had confirmed that Speaker Ayaz Sadiq was been about the PTI’s request, after which Ayaz Saqid had promised to play a part in facilitating the meeting.

The negotiating committee of the opposition will now meet the incarcerated former premier, and will submit an official list of demands after the meeting.

The negotiating committees of the ruling coalition and the opposition alliance have been meeting under the chair of NA Speaker Ayaz Sadiq to work towards a political consensus.

According to sources, the opposition committee has been demanding the release of all political prisoners of PTI including Imran Khan. The government leaders, however, have said that Imran Khan is a criminal and not a political prisoner.

Yesterday, Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal had said in a press conference that Imran Khan not only committed crimes during his tenure as the prime minister, but also continued to work against the state after he was removed from office. Iqbal said that PTI had been using foreign lobbies to malign Pakistan as well.

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However, now the opposition negotiating committee – that also includes leaders of Sunni Ittehad Council – will likely meet Imran Khan in jail today, and will submit their demands to the government.

Both the government and the opposition leaders are hopeful that the negotiations will result in a positive outcome.