Key stances

• During General Ziaul Haq's regime in the late 1970s, Kaira spoke in favour of democracy and supported freedom of speech.
  • He has supported his party policy of holding dialogue with militants before using forceIt is our policy to resolve issues through negotiations, but if needed we will carry out military operations.”
  • Criticised PTI chief Imran Khan for taking the Panama Papers scandal to the court, despite initially signing the draft of Panama Papers Inquiries Bill tabled by the PPP.
• However, after former premier Nawaz Sharif was disqualified by the Supreme Court in the Panama Papers case, Kaira credited Khan for "taking this issue to court and fighting this long legal battle".