OKARA, Nov 2: Former Punjab chief minister and ruling party central vice-president Mian Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo has said that only politicians can ride the country out of storm.

Speaking at an oath-taking ceremony of the newly elected office bearers of the Okara Press Club on Friday, Mr Wattoo said that politicians must go for dialogues to resolve the present crisis the country was in.

DCO Chaudhry Aslam Kamboh, DPO Mirza Faran Baig, former MPAs Rana Ikram Rabbani, Mian Yawar Zaman, Muhammad Ashraf Khan Sohna, Chaudhry Arif, Chaudhry Ikramul Haq and Mian Moeen Wattoo were also present.

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