On January 16, 2025, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) presented its full demands for negotiations with the government, calling for the formation of two commissions led by the Chief Justice or three senior judges to investigate the May 9 and November 24 protests. PTI warned that it would abandon the dialogue process if these commissions were not formed.
PTI leader Omar Ayub Khan presented the demands to National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq, who is facilitating the talks between the government and the opposition party. This took place during the third meeting between the PTI and the ruling coalition government at Parliament House in Islamabad.
According to PTI’s demands, both commissions must be formed within seven days and their proceedings should be open to the public and media.
The first commission would be tasked with conducting a thorough inquiry into the legality of the events leading to Imran Khan’s arrest on May 9, 2023, the manner of his arrest, and subsequent events, including how people reached high-security areas. This commission would also examine media censorship, reporting restrictions, and the impact of the internet shutdown.
The second commission should investigate the events from November 24 to 27, 2024, in Islamabad, including the use of live ammunition against protesters, excessive force, the number of deaths, injuries, and missing persons, the tampering of hospital records, and the difficulties faced by people trying to file cases.
PTI also called on the federal and provincial governments to support court orders granting bail or suspending the convictions of political prisoners.
The ‘Charter of Demands’ was signed by PTI leaders Omar Ayub, Asad Qaiser, Ali Amin Gandapur, Salman Akram Raja, as well as MWM’s Allama Nasir Abbas and SIC’s Hamid Raza.
