‘It takes two to tango’: PM Shehbaz extends olive branch to opposition
'It takes two to tango': PM Shehbaz extends olive branch to opposition.
'It takes two to tango': PM Shehbaz extends olive branch to opposition.
Article outline
- What happened
- Official response
- Why it matters
- The bottom line
Key points
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif remarked on Thursday that the federal administration was ready to hold negotiations with the opposition, stating that "it takes two to tango".
- Turkiye's top diplomat invites DPM Dar to Istanbul session with Saudi, Egyptian FMs.
- The prime minister's latest offer comes despite previous rounds of discussions with the major opposition party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), failing to yield a breakthrough.
- Govt files review plea against SC order to shift Imran Khan to private hospital.
- Opposition must decide when it wants to come to negotiating table, notes premier.
Addressing the federal cabinet session, the prime minister stated it was now up to the opposition to decide when it wanted to come to the negotiating table.
Notably, the prime minister's latest offer comes despite previous rounds of discussions with the major opposition party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), failing to yield a breakthrough.
In practice, the renewed offer follows the Supreme Court's ruling ordering Adiala jail authorities to shift incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan to Shifa International Hospital, a longstanding demand of the former ruling party.
This is a developing story and is being updated with more details. Torrential rain wreaks havoc in Rawalpindi, Islamabad as Nullah Lai rises. Pakistan strongly condemns Israeli occupation forces' attack on Syrian airbase. Bilawal warns withholding PML-N-led govt backing until 'all worries addressed'. JI sit-ins against petroleum levy continue for fourth straight day.
Turkiye's top diplomat invites DPM Dar to Istanbul session with Saudi, Egyptian FMs. Nullah Lai faces flood risk against the backdrop of heavy rains in Rawalpindi, Islamabad. 'What Imran gets was under discussion for months'.
In short, it takes two to tango: PM Shehbaz extends olive branch to opposition is the central thread here, and readers can expect follow-up reporting as the picture becomes clearer.