Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan should resolve his differences with the government through dialogue, former president Asif Ali Zardari said on Thursday.
Zardari, the PPP co-chairman, was addressing a party gathering in Aimanabad near Gujranwala.
“We need a complete innings, not a Twenty-20 stint, to resolve the problems facing Pakistan. We have told Imran Khan to sit down and resolve his issues through talks,” the co-chairman said.
He said that the problems, such as poverty and loadshedding, could not be resolved on the streets. “If Imran Khan has any disagreement with the government’s policies, he should stage a sit-in at a park in Islamabad. Why is he talking about shutting down the whole country?” Zardari said.
He said that he was touring the Punjab to reorganise the PPP.
“I want to tell our workers and the people about the importance of political parties. They keep the country united,” the co-chairman said.
“We welcome the way politics is changing in our country. Now, the youth are taking interest in politics and the political system,” he said.
Zardari said that farmers and labourers faced problems of loadshedding and inflation.
“However, these issues can only be resolved through dialogue. We have been advocating talks since day one. Let us strengthen the rule of law. If we start inciting our children and try to shut down the country, it can be harmful,” he said.
Zardari said that the political parties had to prepare the youth for the country’s bright future.
“We have to continue moving in the right direction and be careful. We have to strengthen our institutions. If we discuss these issues in our Parliament, more than 60 to 70 per cent of our problems will be resolved within the next five years,” he said.
Chaudhry Sadique Mehr, Asadullah Papa and PPP Punjab president Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo also addressed the workers.
Earlier, Zardari chaired a meeting of PPP ticket-holders and discussed ways to strengthen the party.
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