President Zardari reiterates elections will be held on time

Radio Pakistan

President Asif Ali Zardari has reiterated that elections will be held on time and no one will be allowed to subvert the electoral process by creating law and order situation. He was chairing a meeting in Karachi today to review the law and order situation in Sindh particularly Karachi in the wake of recent bomb blasts in the metropolis. The President urged the provincial government and relevant agencies for taking stern actions to ensure the safety and protection of life and property of the citizens‚ which is the prime responsibility and also the priority of the government. Spokesperson to the President Farhatullah Babar said that the President at the outset of the meeting condemned the barbaric incident of carnage at Abbas Town‚ Karachi and offered fateha for the departed souls. The President expressed sympathies with the bereaved families and directed for extending full support and assistance in rehabilitation to the victims of the blasts and providing best medical treatment on government expenses to all those affected by the bomb blasts. During the meeting‚ the President called upon all political forces and stakeholders to come forward‚ work hand in hand with the law enforcing agencies in Karachi and play their active role to restore peace and stability and bringing the criminals to books. President Zardari said that government accords top priority to safeguarding the life and property of citizens and that they could never be left at the mercy of a handful of vicious elements. He reiterated that the criminals involved in violent activities would be traced and brought to justice. He assured that the federal government would provide all possible help and assistance to the victims of bomb blasts at Abbas Town‚ Karachi. Earlier Governor Sindh and Chief Minster Sindh briefed the meeting on latest situation in Sindh particularly Karachi and the various steps afoot to maintain law and order in Karachi. Later‚ the President during his separate meeting with Deputy Speaker Sindh Assembly‚ Shehla Raza‚ condoled the death of her brother in law‚ Akhtar Zaidi and her other relatives who lost their lives in the recent bomb blast in Karachi.