Talks need of the hour: Parvez Elahi 

Punjab Assembly Speaker Parvez Elahi has stressed the need for resolving issues through dialogue, 24NewsHD TV channel reported on Friday.

Maintaining law and order is the government’s top responsibility, the Punjab Assembly speaker said in wake of violent clashes between the lawmen and defunct TLP.

Talks are need of the hour, he said and urged the government not to be responsible for the bloodshed. The government must keep its doors for dialogue, he insisted. He felt strong concerns for the families of lawmen and countrymen who lost their lives in such a sensitive situation.

He continued: “Who is at the receiving end. We and our police are at the receiving end. Why can’t we go for talks with our people, if we do the same with an enemy to find a peaceful resolution of issues."