{"id":2684,"date":"2026-08-17T16:53:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T16:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/?p=2684"},"modified":"2026-08-17T16:53:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T16:53:21","slug":"tariq-fazal-chaudhry-says-govts-offer-for-talks-remains-on-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/08\/17\/tariq-fazal-chaudhry-says-govts-offer-for-talks-remains-on-table\/","title":{"rendered":"Tariq Fazal Chaudhry says govt&#8217;s offer for talks remains on table"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>ISLAMABAD<\/strong>: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Tariq Fazal Chaudhry told the opposition on Monday that the government\u2019s offer for talks remained on the table, urging them to demonstrate seriousness.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the floor of the Senate, the minister said, \u201cThe solution lies in seriousness,\u201d and called on the opposition to agree on a time and venue for negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn one hand you are not serious about talks, and on the other, you want to derail the system,\u201d Chaudhry remarked.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Abdul Qadir also called for dialogue during Senate proceedings, saying political problems could only be resolved through political means. He urged the opposition and government to sit together and agree on terms of reference (TORs).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you don\u2019t accept the system, then you should not accept the leader of the opposition seat either,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Later in the day, Prime Minister\u2019s Adviser on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah, Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar and Chaudhry met the opposition leader in the National Assembly, Mahmood Khan Achakzai, and the leader of the opposition in the Senate, Allama Raja Nasir Abbas, in the NA opposition leader\u2019s chamber.<\/p>\n<p>The two sides discussed the appointment of the chief election commissioner, the country\u2019s political situation and mutual political matters, according to a statement issued by the spokesperson of the opposition alliance Tehreek Tahafuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan (TTAP).<\/p>\n<p>The two sides agreed to continue the meetings, the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>They have been at odds since the 2024 elections, after which the PTI had demanded a judicial commission to probe the protests of May 9, 2023, and November 26, 2024. The scope of sticking points has widened in the following period, including PTI founder Imran Khan\u2019s health and release.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the government has repeatedly urged the PTI-led opposition to engage in dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>Last year in December, PM Shehbaz had\u00a0extended\u00a0an offer for talks with the opposition, but emphasised that dialogue between the two sides could only proceed on \u201clegitimate matters\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, the PTI had outright\u00a0rejected\u00a0talks, but TTAP, of which the PTI is a part, stated its\u00a0openness\u00a0to negotiate with the government.<\/p>\n<p>In July, Abbas, who is also the chief of the PTI-allied Majlis Wahdatul Muslimeen (MWM) and part of TTAP,\u00a0confirmed\u00a0that opposition was ready to hold talks and had sought a \u201cneutral venue\u201d for the proposed dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>Abbas confirmed that the government had invited opposition leaders for talks at the PM\u2019s Office. However, he maintained that they had sought to hold the meeting in Parliament House.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, in a\u00a0meeting\u00a0with PTI Chief Whip in the National Assembly Aamir Dogar, Chaudhry agreed to invite the PTI-led opposition for negotiation at the proposed venue; however, PTI maintained that any dialogue was conditional on improved meeting facilities and access to medical care for its founding chairman, Imran Khan.<\/p>\n<p>After the meeting, PTI Central Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram had said the party made it clear that negotiations could not take place unless a conducive environment was created.<\/p>\n<p>He said the party had demanded permission for meetings with Imran and access to his personal doctors. \u201cOtherwise, we cannot sit with the government merely for photo sessions,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Tariq Fazal Chaudhry told the opposition on Monday that the government\u2019s offer for talks remained on the table, urging them to demonstrate seriousness. 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