Dialogue only way to steer country out of crises: Gillani

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) senior leader Yousuf Raza Gillani on Friday said dialogue was the only solution to all the problems and crises faced by the country.
 

“An initiative, on the directives of PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto and former president Asif Ali Zardari, has been taken to bring all the political parties to the table,” he added.

Senator Gillani expressed his thoughts in a press conference after he met with Balochistan National Party (BNP) leader Muhammad Hashim Notezai. Commerce Minister Syed Naveed Qamar and Advisor to the Prime Minister on Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Qamar Zaman Kaira were also present on the occasion.

Gillani said the PPP strongly believed that the political forces could address all the challenges being faced by the county through democracy and reconciliation.
“After taking all the allies of the government, the PPP will approach the opposition parties for a meaningful dialogue,” he added.

Senator Gillani said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif would also be taken into confidence on the matter.

Muhammad Hashim Notezai said the BNP strongly believed in democracy and the supremacy of the Constitution.

He welcomed the PPP delegation on behalf of the BNP, saying dialogue should be started among the political parties as it was the only way to diffuse tension in the country.

Hashim Notezai expressed hope that the dialogue process initiated by the PPP leaders would come to a logical end and pave the way for long-lasting stability.