Peace dialogue: Govt willing to talk with Taliban, says PM
Prime minister says Pakistan has suffered great losses due to terrorism.
File photo of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
ISLAMABAD:
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Pakistan has suffered great losses due to terrorism and the government wants the dialogue process with the Taliban to move forward.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 29th, 2013.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Pakistan has suffered great losses due to terrorism and the government wants the dialogue process with the Taliban to move forward.
Commenting on the Karachi operation, Nawaz said the desired results from this operation were being achieved and Karachi would soon become a peaceful city.
The PM said such operation should have been launched in the year 2000, however, he assured to take the operation to logical end. The basic factor why Pakistan could not excel in economic sector was the frequent abrogation of the constitution, he said.
Nawaz said those fanning sectarianism should be dealt accordingly, as such people are the enemies of the religion as well as the state. He said the government was willing to carry forward the dialogue process as decided by the political forces.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 29th, 2013.