Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, speaking to a selective group of journalists in his National Chamber, confirmed the move, saying he spoke to Dar regarding the resumption of talks with the PTI.
Sources in the PML-N said Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, after returning to Pakistan on December 6 from the UK, will call on not only the party’s senior leadership but also parliamentary heads of various parties in the National Assembly to discuss the issue of negotiations.
The initial agenda of talks with the PTI committee will be set, and both committees will meet on December 7, added the sources.
The expected agenda of the talks will be the Terms of Reference for a judicial commission to probe the alleged rigging in the 2013 general elections.
On the other hand, PTI chairman Imran Khan has not only given a go-ahead to the party to resume talks with government but also has also provided them the minimum agenda.
According to initial reports, sit-ins and protests will continue, even during the talks.
Further, Imran will lay emphasis on the government on the inclusion of Military Intelligence and the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in the judicial commission and not the Special Investigation Team (SIT).
Sources said the PTI chief believes the commission’s recommendations are more liable to be implemented as compared to SIT’s findings.
He neither trusts the government nor the judiciary, and believes if the investigation team finds something wrong in the election audit, the findings might not be endorsed and accepted by the commission, added the sources.
Meanwhile, The Express Tribune has learnt that the PTI chairman and his party are willing to conduct an audit of 35 National Assembly seats, instead of a complete audit of the house.
Sources said the PTI wants the 2013 election results to be declared as “doubtful” come what may, and the party believes that of its identified 35 national seats for audit, rigging on 20 of them is clear.
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It is because there is no any third party in this negotiation is going to be involved. Candidly speaking without involvement of third party this negotiation will not be successful. The PML (N) Government representatives, M.I. ISI is not third party. They all are pro Government then how the negotiation will be successful. Who will prove heavy rigging in the election. As we all know Ishaq Dar is relative of Nawaz Sharif and still having portfolio of Finance Minister. Is there anybody sincere and loyal with the nation if these people are sincere and loyal with the nation then till now they must be tendered their resignation.
@Gunner: I fear the day if IK does not succeed then the frustrated youth of Pakistan will have no choice but to join Militant group to take revenge of the atrocities done by government.
Its surely a case or now or never for this country's citizens. The debt has kept on piling and so have the miseries of the masses. We are not talking about one or two terms but more that a quarter of century has gone by and these two political parties PMLN and PPP have kept on maligning the right of the citizens , practically at will. IK has offered hope to this nation. If the nation doesn't rise now to his call there is a fair chance that it wont ever. If Khan's crusade on this evil system does not succeed this time around and I fear for this country and its people the most. So now is the time to rise and answer the call of this great man who is out there practically ruining his life for us , for the masses , for people of Pakistan just for the sake of his country. Rise Pakistan - Rise to his call - its now or it wont happen ever !
I don't listen to Imran's speeches. That is a wastage of time. And this man is wasting the time of entire nation.
Allah bless Nawaz Sharif. Aameen.
Government should not negotiate with outspoken Imran. He is an enemy of Pakistan and democracy. His only motive is to destroy the economy of Pakistan.
No only PTI wants to declare Elections as doubtful. We, the people of Pakistan, have witnessed with our own eyes how other parties were doing rigging. All the lengthy videos shown on TV Channels are false? All the parties (who won and who lost) claimed that rigging was done. Then what is left in it?
@Igloo You are entitled to your opinion but why is that if some one don't agree to you is a Corrupt? What proof do you have that I am a corrupt person just because I support PMLN and I will die as a Muslim Leaguer? I think this is depth of insensitivity to your fellow countrymen who don't agree with your political choice. Live and let life. If you support PTI great but let me support PMLN. If you want to debate on issues like economics, increasing Forex reserves, GST, less violence since PMLN took over, better macro economic indicators I am all game but just labeling who don't agree with you is the reason PTI lost in first place. Imran Khan is proving to be a bigger cheat on taxes, electricity, moral values than most of us but we are not labeling every PTI supporter and I recommend you do the same.   Finally NO NO NO NO to any dharna or shut down of any city. Absolutely not in Lahore or Faisalabad. I will fight if I have to but not going to allow any one block roads or close businesses. Imran can go to UK and live there if he does not like or agree with my Vote.
I've said this before and i'm saying it again most of these N League supporters aren’t brainwashed or mislead but they’re part of the corrupt system themselves. From the bribe taking police officer to the electricity stealing land owner from the ghost teacher who comes once a month to collect her pay check to the tax evading business owner.
These people are all well aware of what they are doing and who they support. Parties like PPP and N league give these people refuge from being held accountable for their crimes. These people will blame IK and the youth for all the bad that happens in the country yet the truth is that they are solely responsible for all the problems this country has right now. These people steal and rob from hard working Pakistanis everyday and they do the same when they go abroad, I personally know two families like this in London, They’ll act very religious in front of others but when it comes to government assistance, they’ll take all the money they can. Ask almost any welfare taking Pakistani abroad and they’ll be firm supporters of Nawaz Sharif, you want to know why? because this has been ingrained in their minds from childhood by their criminal parents before them that it is ok to take money from other people which ever way you can. These people make other Pakistanis look bad and I’m sad to say that IK or Qadri can’t do anything for Pakistan because until this certain class of people, isn’t eradicated from our society our country can never change.
@Blithe: So in a democracy, asking for vote recount and finding faults in the system is terrorism?
Flamboyance and aggression in your comments suggest you are the one who is really extremist here.
@Adnan Siddiqi:
Naan Siddiqi, welcome back! We missed your famous darbari qaseedas!
@Khaan: You like instability. In fact, like many politicians, you crave for it. My dear, thats so easy. Instead of asking people to come to a jalsa venue, PTI can tell people to spread in streets. They will easily clog a city. You cant deploy police everywhere. Especially when you have to protect Mall road area, airport and Raiwind shareef's palace. Dont be surprised when half the police is deployed there.
@Usman I am a Pakistani and I and my family and my friends WILL NOT participate. This is no way for any one to shove their thoughts down others throats. We will not budge to this childish act and for me personally I will take arms if need to be to stop this kind of madness of shutting down. IA this Shutdown will FAIL miserably.
This is the defining moment in Pakistan, I urge all Pakistanis to peacefully participate in the shutdowns, close shops, dont shop, dont conduct transport stay at home with your family and shut off the tv, shut off the internet, shut off your cellphones, and spend time with your family on that day. You will be participating and have a nice quiet family day as well.
PTI should openly start a campaign to bring PPP true jialas under its wing not PPP corrupt leadership. Look how in every talk show every PPP so called leader claim it was Zardari who declared this election as ROs election, then Aitizaz telling every day he will issue white paper of mass rigging proved in his wife consituency, and most importantly every PPP leader claim except 1970-71 election in every election rigging was done against them. Then why they never protested against it? if they were protesting as PTI is doing, it may have been reduced or eliminated long time ago. Why don't they join hand with PTI instead of supporting government. Pakistani people should know who is for them and who is against their free and fair right to choose their leaders. Even if you hate PTI and IK, you should still support election audit, and election reform so tomorrow no one can take away your right of free and free vote. You could vote for any one you want but you will be assure, your vote will be counted.
IK is just a waste of time
So how will PTI define "doubtful"? Is 5% good enough, 10%, 20%? It was known from the start that elections were not 100% transparent, and neither they could've been. So what's new? In any case there is no way PTI could have had majority to form a government, the numbers speak for themselves. IK had the chance to negotiate in the first week of dharna, but he stubbornly stuck to PM resignation. Now he is just begging the government to bail him out of this fiasco, and he should be given some space to exit gracefully.
Government should not let him become another political orphan. For PML(N), Imran should always keep his position as opposition leader.
It is because there is no any third party in this negotiation is going to be involved. Candidly speaking without involvement of third party this negotiation will not be successful.
The PML (N) Government representatives, M.I. ISI is not third party. They all are pro Government then how the negotiation will be successful. Who will prove heavy rigging in the election. As we all know Ishaq Dar is relative of Nawaz Sharif and still having portfolio of Finance Minister. Is there anybody sincere and loyal with the nation if these people are sincere and loyal with the nation then till now they must be tendered their resignation.
PTI cannot do what they claimed. (Plan-C) , they are negotiating with PMLN just for face saving.
The state of Pakistan must come out with a clear and cogent policy not to negotiate with terrorists, such as the policy China has .
When requested to to check 4 constituencies you didn’t do it. When PTI went to Tribunal, no justice in so-called 3 months deadline they have When they went to courts, no justice but only stay orders. When they started first four Jalsas and asked for 4 constituencies, non serious government. When they announced 14 August rally, gevernment didn’t care. When they started Dharna, still no justice. When 30th november saw biggest jalsa in Pakistani history, still no justice. Next closing down cities? justice? Why not? Pakistan has witnessed hundred of thousands PTI supporters who are pakistanis and supporting PTI for election accountability. Why can government not at least satisfy them? Open the ballot boxes and I am sure all of them hundred thousands will be quite. Than why not? What are you hiding that you letting it go that far? Proud of Imran Khan for not giving up.
There is absolutely no way the govt. will pick and choose PTI's mode of investigation, rigging on 35 seats.....come what may. The govt. will go for the complete audit of the election only in the backdrop of the alleged conspiracy between NS, PML-N, ECP and Judiciary.
IK would now have to come up with evidences like the audio recording of 35 punctures which obviously does not exist and neither does that phantom Brigadier of MI who presided over rigging in Lahore.
One must not negotiate out of fear and one must also never fear to negotiate..
Sometime we feel that IK has gone over the board. But as we analyze what he says then we can get to a better understanding. He is moving in the right direction or atleast better direction than PMLN and PPP.
No only PTI wants to declare Elections as doubtful. We, the people of Pakistan, have witnessed with our own eyes how other parties were doing rigging. All the lengthy videos shown on TV Channels are false? All the parties (who won and who lost) claimed that rigging was done. Then what is left in it?
Now tell me, who is under pressure, PMLN or PTI? Those who accused PTI of a soft stand can clearly see that PTI is not a sell out and will never compromise on the rights of the voters.
GO NAWAZ Go.