National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq said on Saturday that the charter of economy should be discussed during the negotiations between the government and opposition.

Expressing his thoughts, Sadiq said: “It is up to the government and opposition to pick up the topic to talk. Despite the difference, there is a need to hold talks.”

He recalled the events that transpired on May 9, saying, “Even the Indian army had not done what happened on May 9.”

Sadiq questioned, “Is this the first time that the military courts handed down a sentence?”He said, “Those who are talking about the sanctions on Pakistan are not Pakistanis.”

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Earlier, few days back, the first session of talks between the government and opposition negotiation committees, chaired by National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, lasted for around two hours and concluded on a positive note as both sides vowed to continue the talks.

Both sides expressed goodwill and termed the meeting a significant ‘step forward’.

The government committee included Ishaq Dar, Irfan Siddiqui, and Rana Sanaullah, while Abdul Aleem Khan, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Naveed Qamar, and Dr Farooq Sattar were also part of the discussions.

Representing PTI, Asad Qaiser, Raja Ansar Abbas, and Hamid Raza participated. Asad Qaiser explained that other PTI members could not attend due to court cases abroad.

Both the committees highlighted the importance of Parliament as a critical forum for resolving national issues and expressed optimism that the negotiation process would continue.

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