Pakistan, Nov. 7 -- Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Friday urged the federal government and political parties to set aside their differences and work together to address the country's economic crisis, warning that the economic fallout from the Iran war was placing an unprecedented burden on ordinary people.

Speaking at a groundbreaking ceremony for a 600-bed hospital in Larkana, he said the economic impact of the war was being felt from the United States to Larkana, adding that the burden was "breaking the back" of ordinary people. "We have not seen such a crisis in our recent history," he said.

He said it was the responsibility of every government to address the economic crisis and prioritise the welfare...