LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry said PML-N bigwigs Khawaja Asif and Ahsan Iqbal were sabotaging negotiations between PDM-led government and PTI.

Speaking to private TV channel, he said we had been under immense pressure to call off negotiations after law-enforcement agencies raided PTI President Chaudhry Parvez Elahi’s house but PTI chief Imran Khan asked us to continue process. “Government said it had no link to raid,” he added. One faction of PDM did not want negotiations to be held adding that anti-negotiations faction would be enjoying Maryam Nawaz’s support, he said.

Chaudhry said if they government announced budget, it would add to troubles of people. “70 percent of negotiations stood successful as we want elections before budget and they want it after budget,” he added. “ssue of date for holding elections is very important”, he said.

He said that constitution needed to be amended to push elections in provinces (Punjab and KP) forward. “We sat with them at negotiations upon SC’s order,” he added.

Published in The Daily National Courier, May, 02 2023

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