OSLO: Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Dr Firdos Ashiq Awan said Friday reconciliation was the key to the political philosophy of the government to help it address key national issues.
Talking to groups of Pakistani Community here she said the government has adopted the principal of consensus in politics, which has given it leverage to concentrate on national matters, instead of limiting itself to mere party politics.
She told a group of expatriates belonging to Pakistan Peoples' Party that the party leadership values the sacrifices of its workers for democracy and their hard work abroad and termed them an asset for the party.
She highlighted the policies of the government it was pursuing to encourage party workers living and working abroad. She also informed them of the steps being taken by the government to improve the economy, introduce tax reforms and bring fiscal discipline to the system.
She said the government was giving top priority to political solution of problems of Karachi and Balochistan.
Talking to a group of PML (Q) workers, she said the government has formed political alliance in the larger national interest.
She said terrorism and extremism were the biggest challenges to the society and these could only be addressed through united efforts. She paid glowing tributes to the expatriates and acknowledged their record foreign remittances.
She said the government was fully aware of the problems being faced by the economy and was taking all possible measures to address these.
Earlier, she went to Utoya Kommune to offer condolences to those killed in the July 22 tragic incident, where she was received by the Mayor of Drammen Kommune, Tore Opdal Hansen.
The mayor also hosted a lunch in her honour and briefed her about history, culture and economy of his commune.
Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2011
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