Daily Times

Sir: There is no denying the fact that Pakistan is facing a host of problems, most of which are lingering on as unresolved for varying reasons for years. Somehow, most of these problems are left to the political parties who are in power at the national and provincial levels for finding their solutions and resolving them. Other parties assume the role of opposition and keep on criticising the federal and provincial governments for failing without realising their own obligations and duties in this regard, even though they are sitting on the opposition benches.

PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain is a seasoned politician who is known to have positive thinking and approach towards national problems. According to the reports in the media recently, Chaudhry Shujaat has said at least on two occasions in Lahore and Islamabad that for resolving the national issues and problems all parties will have to work together. Moreover, the parties should evolve a strategy by consensus regarding all national level problems including load shedding and try to do their share in the resolving of issues in the larger national interest.

One may have affiliation with one party and differences with some others, but it goes without saying that the problems being faced by the nation have to be addressed on priority basis and efforts to resolve them started immediately. The ruling party today may be sitting on the opposition benches tomorrow and vice versa. Political parties should be working together to try to resolve the problems, making their contributions without indulging in criticism merely for the sake of it. Quite obviously, he means that all petty vested interests should be brushed aside and the parties should be looking towards and working to serve the national interests on which there could be and must not be any compromise.

All political parties and their top leadership should give due consideration to what a seasoned politician like Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has said and devise a strategy how they can work together in the larger national interest putting aside petty vested interests. This is indeed the urgent need of the hour.

TARIQ JAVED

Lahore