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Gilani urges PPP workers to prepare for LG elections
LAHORE, Oct 23 (APP)- Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has urged PPP workers to prepare for local government elections scheduled for next year.Addressing a PPP Punjab parliamentary party meeting at the Governor’s House here Saturday, he said LG elections would be an opportunity to reach out to the masses.The meeting started with recitation from the holy Quran while fateha was also offered for the departed soul of Shaheed Mohtrama Benazir Bhutto.Paying glowing tribute to the martyred leader, he said that Shaheed Benazir Bhutto had made transition to democracy possible as she forced Gen (Retd) Pervez Musharraf to announce general elections in the country in 2008 and shed his uniform.The Premier said Shaheed Mohtrama Benazir Bhutto through her political insight and wisdom had made it possible for the political leadership to return to the country and take part in the elections.
He said BB had signed a Charter of Democracy (CoD) and it was a responsibility of every worker of the PPP to implement CoD and disseminate her vision in every nook and corner of the country.
The Prime Minister said the PPP had played a significant role in bringing about political stability and harmony in the country, braving all challenges, and history would stand witness to the role.
Gilani said if the ballot and implementation of manifestoes were yardsticks of success for a ploitical party, the PPP had implemented 80 percent of the CoD as well as 70 percent of the party manifesto.
He said the PPP government had rendred many services to the nation in the past three years, adding that it had restored the 1973 constitution to its original form, made the world accept Pakistan as a nuclear state and announced the NFC award which ensured political autonomy to the provinces.
Courtesy www.app.com.pk