Govt. Adviser Rana Sanaullah Says No Discussion on Judicial Commission in PTI Talks
Pakistan’s Prime Minister’s Adviser on Political Affairs, Rana Sanaullah, has clarified that discussions with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party have not included the formation of a judicial commission, but have primarily focused on the terms of reference (TORs) for talks. He emphasized that the creation of a judicial commission could be possible if PTI agrees to leave both the leadership of the commission and the TORs to the government.
Speaking in a private TV interview, Rana Sanaullah said that the government disagrees with several of PTI’s proposed TORs, and it would be impossible to establish a judicial commission based on those terms. However, he stressed that any issue could be resolved through dialogue.
He further stated that the government had asked PTI to respond to its demands within seven days, but PTI issued a directive to halt talks, deciding not to engage in negotiations.
Regarding the upcoming meeting scheduled for January 28, the Prime Minister’s adviser made it clear that if PTI chooses not to participate, the government would communicate its response through the Speaker of the National Assembly.
Rana Sanaullah also addressed the growing misunderstandings between PTI and the establishment, saying that these issues would be cleared in the coming days. He recalled the events of May 9, when the establishment had insisted that PTI must first apologize before any talks could take place.
He further noted that in a parliamentary democracy, issues must be resolved through dialogue, and without negotiations, the system would be unworkable. He criticized PTI for not being serious about negotiations from the start, particularly pointing to former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s narrative of leaving no one behind and his reluctance to engage in talks when PTI was in power.
This clarification comes amid ongoing deadlock in talks between the government and PTI. On the previous day, PTI’s founder, Imran Khan, had announced that the party was ending negotiations with the government.
