LAHORE: Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar has hinted at holding talks with the opposition’s Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) and hopes the political situation will improve next month.

“Inflation and unemployment are the real issues of the masses and we are ready to sit with the opposition for resolving these issues on priority,” he said while talking to the media at the final match of a polo championship here on Sunday.

Responding to a question, he said that for solving the crises faced by the country both the government and the opposition would have to come to the negotiating table.

He told a questioner that he could not understand if the PDM would tender resignations from the assemblies or hold the proposed long march.

He said it seemed that the opposition parties lacked unanimity of views on tendering resignations however, he hoped, the political scene would improve next month as the opposition would understand the importance of talks.

He said the government was ready to sit with the opposition to discuss all problems.

Published in Dawn, December 21st, 2020