Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Asad Qaiser and National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq have agreed to ease political tensions, sources revealed on Thursday.
This development followed a meeting between Qaiser and Sadiq, who is a top leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), the sources said, as the Imran Khan-founded PTI continues to agitate.
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The two leaders discussed the importance of reducing polarisation and finding common ground for the greater national interest, the well-placed sources added.
According to the insiders, the meeting focused on bridging the gap between the former ruling party and the government by encouraging dialogue and mutual understanding.
Sadiq suggested that both sides should work on persuading their respective hardliners to adopt a more moderate stance for the betterment of the country.
Qaiser, in turn, expressed a willingness to consult with his party members to promote cooperation. Both leaders agreed to ensure transparency in the negotiation process moving forward.
Their meeting was reported a day earlier as an “icebreaker”. The sources had said that the embattled PTI and the government expressed willingness to sit together at the negotiation table without any preconditions.
