Test time for Zardari starts now, says JI

The true challenges for the PPP government had begun, Baloch said adding, this party would need to end the policies, which General (r) Pervez Musharraf pursued over the last eight years, protect sovereignty of the country in this so-called war on terror, and to counter America which now was out to put blames for its defeats and losses in Afghanistan on Pakistan and for that, it had targeted the FATA.

He further said the country could not afford confrontation between Punjab and the Federal government and Pakistan would come under tremendous pressure if that happened.

At present, Baloch said, price hike, economic meltdown, increasing prices of electricity and other utilities, load shedding and law and order were some of the pressing problems of the people and the first priority of the government must be to address them all.

To a question the JI leader said the politics of coalition had failed to yield desired results but the JI would continue to play its role at the national political level.

He said the PPP got power four times and never got the majority but came to rule with the support of the establishment.