PTI boycotts fourth round of talks over delay in judicial commission

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has decided to skip the fourth round of negotiations with the government, a day after Imran Khan, the party’s founder, instructed the suspension of talks due to the delay in forming judicial commissions.
The National Assembly Speaker, Ayaz Sadiq, had scheduled the meeting for January 28 at 11:45 am, as per the NA Secretariat’s notification. Sadiq was set to chair the talks, with PTI members invited to attend. However, the party has chosen to withdraw from the proceedings.
At a press conference held outside the Parliament House, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, flanked by senior party members Omar Ayub Khan, Shibli Faraz, and Ali Mohammad Khan, explained that although Imran Khan initially approved negotiations despite ongoing charges against the party, the lack of action on the government’s part regarding the judicial commissions led to the decision to suspend talks.
Gohar criticised the government’s failure to meet the agreed deadline for announcing the commissions, which had passed the previous day. He questioned the government’s commitment, saying, “We had simple demands, and yet they failed to act on announcing the judicial commission.”
Additionally, Gohar expressed frustration over the swift passage of legislation in Parliament, with eight laws approved in only 11 minutes. He pointed out that 37 bills had been passed without proper debate, with many rejected by the President.