Following Prime Minister Imran Khan’s statement during an interview in which he said the government was holding talks with some factions of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), PPP leaders questioned why parliament was not taken into confidence over these talks. “There are different groups which form the TTP and some of them want to talk to our government for peace. Terming the move akin to “sprinkling salt on the wounds of martyrs’ families” and questioning why parliament was not taken into confidence over such a “sensitive issue”. Reacting to the prime minister’s interview, PPP Vice President Sherry Rehman questioned whether PM Imran had “asked parliament what we think about that”. In a separate statement, PPP information secretary Shazia Marri said the party “strongly condemned” such a big step by the government without first taking parliament into confidence.

Source: Pakistan Today October 01, 2021 17:03 UTC