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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday urged the PTI to end its long march to Islamabad and invited the opposition to sit with the government to resolve contentious issues through political dialogue.
The opposition has gone ahead with its march despite warnings from the Centre, which has vowed to prevent any gatherings in Islamabad. The protest aims to demand the release of jailed party founder and former prime minister Imran Khan.
Addressing the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kashmir Chowk underpass in Islamabad on Tuesday, the premier said it was “unfortunate” that the “dreadful shadows” of long marches were hovering again, despite the PML-N and the PPP making efforts to engage the PTI in talks.
The two parties, the prime minister said, held talks for two days in National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq’s chamber, and “it was hoped that politics of confrontation would end”.
“Unfortunately, that did not happen. They [PTI] only had one purpose: to ensure that the talks do not succeed,” the premier said, adding that the opposition party demanded changes to things already settled upon.
PM Shehbaz asserted that these protests and long marches primarily affect the country’s economy and create hindrances in exports, imports and manufacturing.
“We collectively improved the economy in 2.5 years and reached macroeconomic stability. Now is the time for it to flourish,” the premier added. Source: The Dawn.
