Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) leader Liaquat Baloch on Sunday said that the government will form a technical committee to resolve the power and tax hikes issues and complete their “internal workings” by tomorrow while the party’s ongoing sit-in at Rawalpindi’s Liaquat Bagh will continue.
“Jamaat-e-Islami will continue its sit-in,” said party’s Naib Emir Liaqat Baloch addressing a press conference after discussing its demands with a trio of government negotiators at the Rawalpindi commissioner’s office.
A three-member delegation including federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar, Amir Muqam and Tariq Fazal Chaudhry met the JI negotiation committee at the Rawalpindi commissioner office amid mounting pressure on the government as the Rawalpindi sit-in entered its third day.
Speaking to media after the negotiations, Baloch said that the first round of talks was held in a “pleasant environment”.
He said that the government body offered talks, which the JI accepted.
“We have put our demands before the government and they have informed us that it will set up a technical team tomorrow to look into it,” Baloch said.
He added that they presented a clear agenda of his party’s sit-in which meant to provide relief to the inflation-hit masses but not to take political advantages.
The politico said that another round of talks will be held and the protest sit-in will continue till their demands are accepted.
He said that electricity and petrol prices have become unbearable for the nation, whereas, the government had not signed any international agreement with the independent power producers (IPPs).
The JI naib emir said that the JI would not let anyone to sacrifice the nation to protect the capitalists’ interests.
