Asad Qaiser says PML-N leaders approached PTI for talks

PESHAWAR: The former speaker national assembly confirmed that the PML-N leaders approached PTI for talks on the election date, ARY News reported on Friday.

As per details, Asad Qaiser said that during the meeting with the MQM-P and BAP, the government invited Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf for talks.

The Federal Minister of Law and Justice Azam Nazir Tarar, Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) leaders Saad Rafique and Ayaz Sadiq approached Asad Qaiser for talks.

Asad Qaiser said that PTI has always kept the doors open for talks but the stance on the talks should be submitted to the court as well. 

He added that PTI is ready for talks within a timeframe but seriousness in talks is a primary condition. 

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Earlier, the Supreme Court (SC) adjourned the hearing of a petition seeking simultaneous elections across Pakistan after being told that a meeting had been scheduled between the government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for April 26.

The apex court had directed the coalition government and PTI to hold talks and develop a consensus on elections in the country.

However, the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazal (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman said that they want the PTI chief Imran Khan out of politics but the Supreme Court want him at the centre.