Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan is willing to talk, but no political party will hold talks with him because of the conditions he set for negotiations, said senior analyst Muzamal Suharwardy.
While speaking at a program on Naya Daur TV, Suharwardy said that Imran Khan is writing a letter to the Supreme Court to inform them that he is finally ready to hold talks with political parties, but on three conditions, including that the ruling parties should give him a mandate, a judicial inquiry into the May 9 riots, and a fair trial.
The analyst questioned whether any political party would give him its seats to hold talks with Imran Khan. He said that the army clarified that it is not a case of judicial inquiry, so the trial of the accused in the May 9 riots will be conducted in military courts. He added that the matter is between Imran Khan and the army; how can any political party interfere in it?
Suharwardy said that by fair trial, Imran Khan means that his cases should be heard by judges of his choice. All three conditions cannot be fulfilled, and no one is willing to talk with Imran Khan on his conditions, he added.
The analyst said that the PTI has been trying to make an alliance with the JUI-F for a long time. JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and ANP senior leader Aimal Wali Khan announced their alliance in Balochistan, in which the PTI is not included, he added. It indicates Maulana Fazl has decided not to join hands with the PTI, he explained.
While responding to a question about the poor performance of the cricket team in T20 World Cup matches, the analyst said that there is grouping and conflict among team players. Babad Azam, Rizwan, and other senior players should not be allowed to play international cricket for two years, he suggested.