As the third round of talks between the government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) ultimately ending in a stalemate on Saturday despite showing the most progress, supporters of PTI and the Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) continued their sit-in at D-Chowk in front of Parliament House.
The PTI on Saturday proposed that the prime minister resign for a period of 30 days during which a judicial commission works ‘independently’ to determine if the May 2013 elections were transparent. This demand though was rejected by the government, who said they had accepted almost all the other demands of the PTI.
The PTI has announced it will recommence its sit-in on Sunday evening with screens and mini-protests in other cities as well.
Separately, prime minister Nawaz Sharif has held talks with former president Asif Ali Zardari in Raiwind to seek a way out of the impasse. Read our report of that meeting, and Zardari’s subsequent press conference here.
Syed Nouman Hassan Naqvi
