Summary The PTI chief says politicians should stop giving conflicting statements on the issue.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Chairman of Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan said his party supports government’s initiative for peace talks with Taliban.
Addressing the National Assembly on Wednesday, the PTI chief lauded Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for his announcement of monitoring the dialogue process himself.
Imran Khan suggested that the talks with Taliban should be held openly. He said that the politicians should stop giving conflicting statements on the issue because there is a dire need to unite the nation.
The PTI chief said that Rana Sanaullah’s statement could create misunderstanding among the provinces and the PM should take notice of it as there was a strong reaction over the statement of Punjab law minister.
Speaking on the occasion‚ Leader of the Opposition Syed Khurshid Ahmad Shah said the entire opposition stands by the government for security and stability of the country and it will not do any politics on sensitive issues.
Chief of JUI-F Maulana Fazlur Rehman said we have to take forward the national consensus developed by the All Parties Conference. He appreciated the Prime Minister for again according priority to the peace and dialogue process and giving a future roadmap for negotiations. He said we will support the dialogue process to accomplish the goal of peace and stability.
MQM leader Farooq Sattar voiced concerns over the recent acts of terrorism in the country and said the government should seriously make efforts for bringing peace to the country.
Earlier, while addressing the National Assembly today (Wednesday), Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif once again invited Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to hold talks with the government.
For this prupose, the Prime Minister constituted a four-member committee comprising Irfan Siddiqui‚ Rahimullah Yusufzai‚ Rustam Shah Mehmand and Major (retired) Amir. He said that Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan will coordinate the working of the committee.
The PM said that the government has adopted the path of talks with the Taliban to give peace another chance in the lager interest of the country. He said peace is our destiny and we will achieve this as the whole nation is united for this purpose.
Nawaz Sharif said despite bitter experience of the past‚ we give another chance to the peace talks. Terrorism and peace can t go together. He urged Taliban to stop attacks and avail opportunity for peace.
