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Govt ready to hold talks with PTI: Dar
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ISLAMABAD – Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs Senator Ishaq Dar has said that the government was ready to hold talks with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
He said that the government did not want to repeat the bitterness of the past and will resume talks from the point they were left at. Talking to a press conference on Tuesday in Islamabad, Dar said that the government wanted a solution of current political turmoil through talks. He said that the government was sincere but sincerity should be displayed from both sides.
He said that the name of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) will be finalized by December 5. “The name will be finalised between government and Opposition Leader Syed Khurshid Shah,” he said. Finance minister said that if the prime minister and the opposition leader failed to agree upon one name then the decision will be made by parliamentary committee.
He asked the PTI to call off the strike on December 5. He said that strike would be detrimental for the economy. “Traders have rejected the PTI's call for strike,” he said. Dar said that the government was trying to strengthen and stabilise the economy. Pakistan's economy would have been in even better a situation had there been no sit-ins, he said.
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk