Shah censures govt for not demanding release of Taseer, Gilani

Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah on Monday deplored the federal government for not formally taking up the issue of release of Ali Hyder Gilani and Shahbaz Taseer in talks with Taliban. In an informal chat with media, Shah said that Taliban’s statement clearly suggests that government has not yet demanded the release of abducted sons of former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and former Punjab governor Salman Taseer. “What kinds of talks are being held with the Taliban? Opposition doesn’t accept such negotiations,” he said. It seems government wants to deceive the PPP, he said. “We had supported the peace process. But the government was giving an impression as if PPP was opposing peace talks,” the opposition leader noted.