Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif on Friday said he was ready for dialogue with political parties for a permanent end to the role of army and the ISI in politics. In an interview with German Radio, Nawaz said to strengthen democracy, it was necessary that there should be no interference in the affairs of the government by the army and the ISI. He said the forces that did not recognise democracy should also be ignored by political parties and no importance should be given to them. Nawaz said the country was faced with many problems, including the grave situation in Balochistan where it was essential to bring the estranged Baloch leadership and youth in the national mainstream for the security and integrity of the country. He said dialogue would have to be held with the Baloch leaders. He blamed the Pakistan People’s Party for not implementing the Charter of Democracy, saying that everybody was saying that the establishment was backing Imran Khan. Nawaz said the role of various institutions, including the army and the judiciary was agreed in the CoD but the PPP violated it. He said there was a need for a new charter between political forces to prevent interference of non-democratic forces in politics in future.
Nawaz ready to eliminate army’s political role
