No judicial commission, no more talks: Sahibzada Hamid Raza

Staff reporter

ISLAMABAD : PTI’s negotiation committee spokesperson, Sahibzada Hamid Raza, stated that the party would not participate in the fourth round of talks without a formal announcement regarding the establishment of a judicial commission to probe May 9 incidents.

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Raza urged the government to formally declare its willingness to establish the judicial commission. “Once the commission is announced, we can hold another meeting to discuss its Terms of Reference (ToRs),” he said.

He further underlined that if the demand is not met, PTI will refrain from participating in the fourth round of negotiations.Meanwhile, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan also linked the fourth round of negotiations to the formation of the judicial commission. He stated, “We are bound by the PTI leader’s directives that no negotiations should proceed without the establishment of the judicial commission.”Meanwhile, PML-N Senator Irfan Siddiqui said a written response would be given to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Jan 28.

Talking to the media in the federal capital, PML-N Senator Irfan Siddiqui said that a decision had not yet been reached on the formation of a judicial commission on the demand of PTI.

He said that a detailed legal opinion has also been sought on the demands of the opposition and a written response would be given on the written demands of PTI on January 28.