ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday decided to resume dialogue with the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), Dawn reported.

Official sources said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif took the decision after his meeting with the Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Syed Khurshid Shah.

After the government’s announcement of resuming talks with the PTI, a formal contact with the party was expected to be established soon.

Earlier on Monday, Khurshid Shah said Information Minister Pervez Rashid’s statement that the government would not hold talks with PTI was disappointing.

It was necessary for the PML-N led government to hold talks with PTI, the Pakistan Peoples Party leader said, adding that in the other case, the government risked weakening its own standing.