Govt confused on Taliban issue, says Khursheed Shah

THE FRONTIER POST

Opposition leader in the National Assembly Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah has said that government was utterly confused over the issue of dialogue with the Taliban. Talking to journalists in National Assembly chamber on Monday, he said that there was no talk between Nawaz Sharif and President Barrack Obama regarding Taliban issue. He said that Ulema had issued their edict against terrorism, stressing government to evolve a comprehensive strategy to eliminate this menace. To a question, he said that PPP would strongly resist any attempt at privatization of steel mills, warning that any further attempts to privatize any other public assets, or downsizing of employees would be challenged in courts. He cited the disastrous consequences of privatization carried out by PML-N led governments in the past. Shah said that when PPP left government, 85 institutions had 190 billion shares, which the current government cannot replace with privatizing just 35 institutions.