Protests continue as talks between govt and oppn fail
EYE ON PAKISTAN
ISLAMABAD: The second round of talks between the Pakistan government and opposition leaders failed to break the ongoing deadlock between the two sides on Tuesday even as PM Imran Khan said that he was ready to accept all “valid” demands of the ‘Azadi March’ protesters, led by a firebrand cleric-cum-politician Maulana Fazlur Rehman.
Khan reportedly made the remarks in a meeting with defence minister Pervez Khattakled team tasked to negotiate with the opposition parties taking part in a march comprising thousands of protesters in Islamabad.
“The government is ready to accept all valid demands except the demand for resignation,” Khan was quoted as saying by The Express Tribune.
Khattak said the government is trying to find a middle ground with the opposition.
“The talks between the two sides were held in a good atmosphere,” he said. However, both the sides stuck to their respective positions, Khattak said after the second round of direct talks with opposition’s Rehbar Committee.
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