Zardari Not Only Saved Country But Also Party Integrated: Kaira

Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 11:12 am

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Information Qamar Zaman Kaira has said the critics of President Asif Ali Zardari must keep in minds the situation faced by the country one year before, adding that Zardari not only saved the country but also kept the party integrated.

He was addressing at a seminar organized by parliamentary party of PPP Punjab to celebrate one year’s achievements of President Asif Ali Zardari as head of the State, at Al-Hamra hall on Wednesday.

Kaira said that when Mian Nawaz Sharif and others decided to boycott the elections, it was the visionary leadership of President Zardari who motivated them for joining the elections and finally removed the dictator in a bloodless manner.

The minister further said that the government will announce package to redress grievances of people of Balochistan within few days.

Kaira said that the parliamentary committee on Balochistan has almost completed its recommendations and the government will incorporate these recommendations in the package, which will be announced within a couple of days.

He said that steps for redressing grievances of people of the province are among the big achievements of President Zardari who is determined to strengthening the Federation by removing all types of injustices and misunderstandings among federating units.

State Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Mehreen Anwar Raja, Senior Minister Punjab Raja Riaz, PPP leaders Haji Aziz ur Rehman Chann, Zikria Butt, Altaf Qureshi, Aslam Gill, Pir Nazim Shah, Sajida Mir, Rai Muzamil and Zafar Masood Bhatti also spoke on the occasion and highlighted various aspects of personality of the President of Pakistan.

They specially referred the ability of President Zardari to face challenges and said he remained undeterred during the hour of trial.

Punjab Finance Minister Tanvir Ashraf Kaira, Mian Misbah ur Rehman and number of other party workers and leaders also attended the seminar.