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Summary PM Ashraf said PPP will come to the expectations of the people by addressing their problems.
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that general elections are not far off and party leaders and workers should prepare for them.Addressing a public meeting in Gujar Khan this afternoon‚ he said elections are few months ahead and it is for the people to whom they return to power.He said Chairperson of the PPP and President Asif Ali Zardari has asked workers and elected representatives of the party to make preparations for elections.The Prime Minister emphasized the need to discard the politics of hate and instead put party manifestos before the people.He said divisive politics have damaged the country a lot and it is time to promote unity and harmony as our end objective is service of Pakistan.Raja Pervez Ashraf said credit goes to the PPP and its allies for restoring 1973 Constitution to its original form.He said the powers that a dictator had snatched from the parliament were restored voluntarily by President Asif Ali Zardari.He said this is because the PPP believes in democracy and empowering people. He said history bears testimony to the fact that PPP struggled hard and even sacrificed lives of its leaders to strengthen democracy and defend rights of the people.The Prime Minister said there is no cause for despondency as the nation has resilience to overcome challenges confronting the country.He said the Government and armed forces are fully vigilant to foil designs of internal and external enemies and the attack on Kamra proved it beyond any doubt.The Prime Minister said that PPP would come to the expectations of the people of the country and would hopefully address their problems.Recounting the achievements of the last four and a half year‚ the Prime Minister said as a result of pro farmer and pro agriculture policies‚ the country has become wheat exporting country.He said that the people supported PPP in each difficult time.He thanked Co-Chairman PPP President Asif Ali Zardari‚ the coalition partners and the people who chosen him for the slot of Prime Ministership. He said President Asif Ali Zardari reposed confidence on a common worker of PPP.He lauded the services of the security forces‚ provincial governments for the maintenance of law and order situation on Eid day.
