Islamabad, September 10: Federal Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira has said that critics of President Asif Ali Zardari, should keep in mind the situation facing the country a year earlier, adding that Zardari not only saved the country, but also remains the integrated.
He was addressing a seminar organized by the parliamentary group of the PPP Buenos Aires to celebrate the achievements of a year of President Asif Ali Zardari as head of state in Al-Hamra village on Wednesday.
Kaira said that when Mian Nawaz Sharif and others decided to boycott the elections, was the visionary leadership of President Zardari, who motivated them to join the elections and finally removing the dictator in a bloodless manner.
The minister also said the government will announce package to address the grievances of the people of Balochistan in a few days.
Kaira said the parliamentary committee on Balochistan has almost completed its recommendations and the government will incorporate these recommendations in the package, which will be announced within a couple of days.
He said that measures for redressing grievances of the people of the province are among the great achievements of President Zardari, who is determined to strengthen the federation through the elimination of all forms of injustices and misunderstandings among the federal units.
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mehreen Anwar Raja, Punjab Minister Raja Riaz, PPP leaders Haji Aziz ur Rehman Chann, Zikri Butt, Altaf Qureshi, Aslam Gill, Nazim Pir Shah, Sajida Mir, Rai Muzamil and Zafar Masood Bhatti also spoke on the occasion and highlighted various aspects of the personality of the President of Pakistan.
He referred in particular the capacity of President Zardari to meet the challenges and said he remained unmoved during the hour of trial.
Buenos Aires Finance Minister Tanvir Ashraf Kaira, Mian Misbah ur Rehman and the number of workers of another party and the leaders also attended the seminar.
–Agencies