PPP will continue to strengthen democracy: Zardari

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) will continue to resolve the problems facing the people and strengthen democracy in the country, President Asif Ali Zardari said on Tuesday. Adressing a party meeting, the president said the PPP knew how to take opposition in normal stride. Later briefing the media, the president’s spokesman Farhatullah Babar said in the meeting party workers expressed their views on a host of issues of significance to the people, governance and the party and made a number of suggestions. Reposing confidence in the leadership of PPP Co-Chairman President Asif Ali Zardari, they reaffirmed their determination to politically fight the opponents. They also talked about the problems of their constituencies and sought government assistance in resolving the issues. The president assured them that the issues raised by them with respect to their constituencies would be forwarded to the government. Babar said the president also highlighted measures adopted by the government to alleviate poverty. He said the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) was giving 12 percent shares to workers in state-owned enterprises, was reinstating sacked workers and was distributing state land among poor women in the command areas of the new dams to be built in all provinces. staff report

Source: dailytimes.com.pk/