ISLAMABAD: A meeting held Tuesday discussed current situation in the country with focus on preparation for elections, overcoming energy crisis and the legal challenges before the government.
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf chaired it while Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, former Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gillani, Makhdoom Amin Fahim, Syed Naveed Qamar, A. Rehman Malik, Senator Farooq Hamid Naek, Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah, Mr. Qamar Zaman Kaira, Makhdoom Shahabuddin, Ch. Ahmed Mukhtar, Senator Mian Raza Rabbani, Senators Jahangir Bader and Sardar Ali Khan attended it.
Briefing about the meeting Spokesperson to the President Senator Farhatullah Babar said that the President during the meeting called upon the Party leadership to gear up preparations for the future elections which the President emphasized would be held on time in accordance with the constitutional and legal dictates and in consultation with coalition partners.
He said that the Election Commission had announced completion of electoral rolls which were on display and advised the Party leadership to ensure that every MNA, MPA and ticket holder thoroughly checked the voters lists so that no one was left out and report any discrepancy to ECP for rectification.
The President said that Pakistan Peoples Party believes in the power of the people and was never shy of reverting to the people for endorsement of its policies. He said that the Party believes in free, fair and transparent elections for which it was important that the electoral rolls should be free of errors and no eligible voter was left out of the list.
The President said that holding of next general elections on time at the end of the tenure by the present assemblies would be another important milestone in the nation's journey towards strengthening of the democracy and further strengthening of the political process. He also asked that party leaders should reach out to the masses and address their problems.
Spokesperson said that Minister for Water & Power Ch. Ahmed Mukhtar briefed the meeting about the energy situation in the country. Briefing the meeting, the Minister said that in view of the critical nature of the power issue and the problems faced by the people, the repair work of the high voltage pylons in Muzzaffargarh was done on war footing and the disrupted power restored to the national grid. He said that with necessary financial resources being put in place for the fuel and expected rise in water level of the dams, the power generation would further improve.
The meeting was informed about the progress with regards to implementation of the cabinet decision about Zero duty on the import of Solar panels. He said that solar based energy would significantly reduce the pressure on the power sector.
In addition to this work on small dams in various parts of the country was also being done on priority basis. Law Minister Senator Farooq H. Naek also briefed the meeting about various legal challenges and the strategy adopted to confront the challenges.
The meeting expressed satisfaction with the strategy. It expressed determination to resist within the bounds of law and the Constitution the emergence of new centers of legislative power other than the elected Parliament.
Law making is the sacred responsibility of legislature which will not be abandoned at any cost, it said.
The meeting reposed full confidence in the leadership of President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf.
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