President Zardari stabilized democratic system

RADIO PAKISTAN

Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira has said that President Asif Ali Zardari has stabilized the democratic system by transferring power to the parliament. Talking to journalists in Lahore on Saturday‚ he said that the president is the emblem of the federation and part of the parliament. The Minister said that President Zardari has been elected democratically and politically but his role should be impartial. He said we have come to power through politics and our role should also be political. Qamar Zaman Kaira said that the Supreme Court verdict in Asghar Khan Case has unmasked the faces of many political parties and also supported the stand of the PPP. He said that conspiracies have been hatched against the PPP in every period and many political parities have deprived the masses of their mandate by acting as stooges of secret agencies. The said that the PPP-led government has taken many coordinated steps for boosting the economy accelerating tax recovery. He said the government has restored the national institutions and achieved considerable achievement in anti-terror combat. ============= Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira has said that Supreme Court's verdict in Asghar Khan case has validated and vindicated PPP's stance that general elections in 1990 were rigged. In an interview he said no institution or individual is above the law and investigation would be initiated irrespective of the political status or affiliation. To a question‚ he expressed the optimism that an independent Election Commission would ensure transparent and fair general elections in the country. The Minister reiterated that the PPP believed in the politics of reconciliation as the country cannot afford political confrontation. Talking to a delegation of Desk Editors Forum in Lahore on Saturday the Information Minister said that the government is taking measures for the welfare of the journalists. He said Pakistan Peoples Party has always supported the cause of the journalists.