No deadlock on talks with Opposition: Defence Minister

ISLAMABAD, Nov 6 (APP):Minister for Defence, Pervez Khan Khattak on Wednesday said that there was no deadlock on talks with Opposition regarding demands of the leader of Jamiat-Ulama-e-Islam (JUI-F), Maulana Fazal ur Rehman, who launched the so called 'Azadi March' at Peshawar Morr. Talking to a private news channel program, he said that the political parties wanted to find ways through discussion or parleys. The minister said that the government …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 6 (APP):Minister for Defence, Pervez Khan Khattak on Wednesday said that there was no deadlock on talks with Opposition regarding demands of the leader of Jamiat-Ulama-e-Islam (JUI-F), Maulana Fazal ur Rehman, who launched the so called ‘Azadi March’ at Peshawar Morr.

Talking to a private news channel program, he said that the political parties wanted to find ways through discussion or parleys.

The minister said that the government had offered the Opposition parties to bring evidence if any regarding rigging in elections.

He assured that if the Opposition provided evidence about rigging then we will constitute a commission to probe the matter.

No one wants agitation, he said adding that political parties had wish to resolve the matter of demands through negotiations.

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