Speaker of the National Assembly, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq said on Saturday that neither the government nor the opposition has contacted  him to convene a meeting of the negotiation committees.  In a statement, he said, “There has been no communication from either side to schedule a meeting, but I am ready to convene a session with one- or two-day  notice whenever both parties agree.”  Addressing the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) negotiation committee’s demand to meet the party’s founder, the Speaker clarified, “It is the government’s  responsibility to facilitate such a meeting.

This matter does not fall under my jurisdiction.”  He further said that the government and its allies should decide whether the meeting is feasible or not. He said that during a telephonic conversation with  PTI leader Asad Qaiser on January 4, he informed him that the demand for a meeting with the PTI founder had been conveyed to the government." He advised PTI  leaders to directly approach Rana Sanaullah or other senior representatives of the government.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)