SIALKOT: Vice Chairman Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf (PTI), Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Monday that his party supported dialogues between the government and the Taliban in the larger national interest.

Addressing a news conference here at Jinnah house, he claimed the government was following the agenda of PTI for holding peace talks, adding that dialogues are the best mode to understand the viewpoint of Taliban.

He was of the view that both sides should try to hold result-oriented talks for maintaining peace and weeding out the menace of terrorism from the society. He said the PTI would continue support to the government for making the dialogues successful.

Answering to a question, he said the government should maintain law and order situation across the country besides reducing line losses and controlling power theft.

Shah Mehmood said the government should also take appropriate steps to end unemployment as it was creating social problems and increasing street crimes in the country.

Source: APP