The executive committee of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Punjab chapter in a meeting on Friday passed two resolutions, condemning bomb blast at Wagha border and the lynching of a Christian couple in Kasur District.
PPP Punjab President Mian Manzoor Wattoo chaired the meeting attended by Tanvir Ashraf Kaira, Samina Gurkhi, Raja Raiz, Mushtaq Awan, Azizur Rehman Chan, Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, Ghulam Farid Kathia, Dewan Mohyuddin, Suhail Milk, Mian Abdul Waheed, Main Ayub, Chaudhry Manzoor and Abdul Qadir Shaheen.
In the first resolution, the party resolved that terrorists would not succeed in weakening the determination of the Pakistani nation to defeat the menace of terrorism. The party appreciated the successes of Pakistan Army against terrorists in military operations and said that it stood firmly behind the army to eliminate terrorists. The resolution praised the services of Gurkhi Teaching Hospital for providing prompt and excellent treatment facilities to victims of the blast. The services of other hospitals in this regard were also recognised.
In the second resolution, the committee condemned the lynching of a Christian couple in a Kot Radha Kishan village. The resolution stated that the incident had brought heap of ignominy for Pakistan in the international community. The PPP expressed the resolve to protect the life and property of religious minorities because they were equal citizens of Pakistan besides expressing the resolve to help out the victim family by extending legal services. The resolution also said that financial assistance would also be extended to the victim family.
In the meeting, various proposals were also discussed in connection with party’s foundation day to be observed on November 30 when Patron-in-Chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will visit the provincial capital to meet the party rank and file.
Talking to the media after the meeting, Wattoo said that the PPP was ready to contest midterm elections because it was the biggest political force in the country. He expressed his confidence that the PPP would perform well in fair, free and impartial elections.
To a question, the former chief minister said that scores of PTI parliamentarians did not want to resign and that their conduct was mature enough to move the political system in the right direction.
He pointed out that the PTI had decided to resign from the National Assembly and other provincial assemblies except for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, adding that it was the manifestation of double standard. He further said that the PPP was not supporting the government but that it was supporting democracy for which the PPP had rendered countless sacrifices. There was zero tolerance in the party for any potential hazard to democracy, he added.
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