Zardari : No power can postpone elections

President Asif Ali Zardari said on Tuesday that elections will be held on time and no one can postpone them. The president said this while presiding over meetings with Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leaders from Jacobabad, Larkana, Tando Allahyar and Dadu. He advised both the federal and Sindh governments to resolve the pending issues as early as possible. He said the elections were nearing and the PPP wanted to contest the elections on the basis of its performance. Zardari, who has been in Karachi for one month now, was holding meetings with the party leaders to assess their performance and position.Sources said Zardari conveyed to the party legislators and leaders that performance of the government was good in its five-year tenure. The president asked the leaders about the political situation and position of opponents in these four districts. The sources said the president told the legislators that party tickets would be awarded on the basis of position of the candidates. He said the party needed young, educated and energetic candidates to meet public expectation. The sources said MNAs and MPAs of these four districts congratulated the president for the success of his political reconciliation policy. The party legislators gave credit to both federal and Sindh governments for development projects in the province. The president asked all assembly members about their assessment of the coming election scenario.According to official press release, special prayers were offered for Benazir Bhutto at the start of each meeting and the PPP elected representatives briefed Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, who chaired these meetings, about the political situation and development in their respective districts. The PPP chairman inquired the office-bearers and workers present in the meetings about how the ministers, MNAs and MPAs are serving their respective constituencies. Those who attended the meeting were Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah, Secretary General PPP Sindh Taj Haider and Lal Bux Bhutto, Speaker Sindh Assembly Nisar Khuhro, Federal Minister Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani, Senior Minister Pir Mazharul Haq, Law Minister Ayaz Soomro, Nazeer Bughio MNA, Mir Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani MNA, Jameel Soomro, MNA Shamshad Bachani, MPA Abdul Rahim Khoso, MPA Haji Munawar Abbasi, Provincial Minister Tauqeer Fatima Bhutto, Saira Shehliani, MPA Rafiq Jamali, Imran Leghari MPA, Provincial Minister Ali Nawaz Shah Rizvi, MPA Imdad Pitafi, MPA Ghulam M Shahliani, MPA Ghulam Sarwar Siyal, MPA Fayaz Ahmed Bhut, MPA Kalsoom Chandio, Hashaam Riaz and others.