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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif connected Tuesday (December 23, 2025) offered talks to the absorption Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf to easiness governmental hostility successful the country, days aft the enactment laminitis Imran Khan and his woman Bushra Bibi were sentenced to 17 years successful jailhouse each successful a corruption case.
Mr. Sharif made the connection portion presiding implicit a national furniture gathering successful Islamabad aft caller overtures by the absorption leaders.
“These days, PTI and its allies are talking astir dialogue. I person repeatedly stated successful the National Assembly that if the PTI is superior astir negotiations, the authorities is arsenic prepared,” the Prime Minister said.
Mr. Sharif besides said that talks could lone determination guardant if they focused connected “legitimate issues” and were escaped of “blackmailing". He stressed that governmental harmony among each parties was indispensable for Pakistan’s improvement and prosperity.
His connection comes days aft the absorption confederation - Tehreek Tahafuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan (TTAP) - of which PTI is simply a part, said that its doorway to dialog was open.
The contented of talks betwixt the opposition, chiefly the PTI, and the authorities has been successful the news, but nary factual steps person been taken by immoderate broadside to kick-start the process.
Last twelvemonth successful December, the PTI and authorities officials started a dialogue, but the process was stalled connected issues similar the enactment of 2 judicial commissions to probe the protests of May 9, 2023 and Nov 26, 2024, and the merchandise of PTI prisoners.
The connection for talks comes up of anticipated protests by Khan's supporters successful the coming days. Khan had precocious called for countrywide demonstrations pursuing his condemnation successful a corruption case.
The ongoing incarceration of Khan and captious remarks from his enactment leaders person contributed to an ambiance of uncertainty.
Khan, 73, who has been successful jailhouse since August 2023, faces aggregate cases launched against him since his ouster from powerfulness successful April 2022.
Khan and his woman Bushra Bibi were sentenced to 17 years successful jailhouse each by a tribunal connected Saturday (December 20, 2025) successful the Toshakhana 2 corruption case.
