'PPP striving to end political blackmail

SIALKOT- Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan said the government is committed to resolve all political issues through mutual consultations with all parties, besides strengthening democratic institutions at gross-roots level in the country. She stated this while addressing a public meeting at village Dulchikey-Momaan Kalan near Sialkot here, after inaugurating project of sui gas supply there. She said that the PPP government was taking steps to usher political and economic stability in the country. She added that the federal government has also initiated consultation process, in this regard. Dr Firdous revealed that the talks with MQM, JUI (F) and PML-Q were under way. She hoped that the outcome of these consultations would be fruitful and help discourage the practice of political blackmailing. She said that reopening of ZA Bhutto case is aimed at correcting the record of the history. She narrated that now it is up to the judiciary to do the needful as it is independent. People were expecting that whatever verdict it would give in this case it would be of historical importance, she said. Federal Minister stressed that the younger generation should be apprised of the thinking and philosophy of ZA Bhutto. She alleged that the Punjab government was creating obstacles in development process, and added that the construction of Women Degree College in Kubay Chak-Bajwat near Sialkot would be accomplished for providing higher education facilities to the local students at local level in Bajwats remote villages. Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has lifted the ban from domestic Sui gas connections to facilitate domestic consumers, while the ban on new commercial industrial connections would stay, she added. She urged the community to monitor the ongoing development work in NA-111 to ensure quality of work. MPA Tahir Mehmood Hundali also addressed the public meeting and assured the people that new development projects would be undertaken soon in the area.

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