The opposition decided on Monday that the option of dialogue with the government could be open if the Pakistan-led government Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) allows Jamiat Ulma-i-Islam Fazal (JUI-F) to take an Azadi March 27 October.
The opposition presented the condition to the government after a meeting of its Rahbar Committee at the residence of Akram Durrani in Islamabad.
After the meeting, Durrani said at a press conference that the opposition's demand for the resignation of Prime Minister Imran Khan is still intact, but the joint opposition was open for a meeting with the government committee. However, he stated that for the dialogue, the government would have to ensure that a peaceful march of Azadi was carried out.
He claimed that the government committee was not serious in the dialogue. The prime minister's statements also show a lack of seriousness, he added.
Durrani made it clear that there would be no commitment in the Azadi march scheduled for October 27. He also assured the government that the march will remain peaceful.
"The condition presented by the Conference of all parties is our conditions," he said, adding that the dialogue will not take place in the absence of a single member of the Rahbar Committee.
Durrani asked the government not to approach opposition parties separately.
Representatives of nine opposition parties, including the PPP, the PML-N and the Awami National Party and others, participated in the meeting.
The opposition announced the decision hours after the federal cabinet approved a summary seeking the ban on the "militant wing" of the JUI-F.
According to the sources of the cabinet secretariat, the summary presented by the interior ministry was approved by circulation only one day before a cabinet meeting. The government took the measure to avoid a discussion on the matter in the cabinet, the sources added.
Source: https://www.dawn.com/news/1512133/no-dialogue-with-govt-unless-peaceful-march-allowed-to-take-place-on-october-27-says-opposition