Talks require top leadership's approval: Naveed Qamar

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Naveed Qamar said on Sunday that it remained to be seen how incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan's views would factor into the ongoing talks between the PTI and the government. He said the approval of political parties' top leadership was always essential for negotiations. "At some point, the top leadership has to approve of the developments of the negotiations, so their input is always there," Qamar said. When asked how the government would seek input from Imran Khan, who is currently imprisoned in Adiala Jail, Qamar responded that it would need to determine how to accommodate Imran's opinions in the process. Speaking to a private news channel, Qamar also dismissed PTI's claims that discussions were underway to move Imran to house arrest at Adiala Jail. "No such thing was revealed to us. You can hear all kinds of things from the PTI," he said. His comments followed a statement by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Rana Sanaullah, who asserted that if the leaders of the three major political parties—PTI, PML-N, and PPP—sat together for talks, the longstanding national crises could be resolved within 70 days. Meanwhile, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif proposed the idea of a new social contract, saying that all major "power centres," including the army, judiciary, and bureaucracy, should participate in negotiations to address the country's challenges. Separately, PTI central leader Lal Chand Malhi released a video message stating that former premier Imran Khan had reiterated his call for a civil disobedience movement.

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