Harmony only way to counter political instability: Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.

ISLAMABAD -- Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Saturday said that as a nation "we have much bigger issues to address", urging all the stakeholders including political leaders to think only for the country.

Talking to a private news channel, Shahid Khaqan said the country requires harmony, also believing that the country could not move ahead due to instability.

How would any government focus on real issues when people were on the streets and political leaders were threatening to attack the federation, he questioned.

State institution like NAB, when used for political victimization, was the root cause of political turmoil and instability, he claimed.

Referring to the army chief's appointment, he said the prime minister had the prerogative...