Election Would be Held on Time: President Zardari
KARACHI: President Asif Ali Zardari has reiterated that elections in the country would be held on time and said that militants, extremists and the sectarian elements would not be allowed to subvert the electoral process by creating a law and order situation.
The President said this while chairing a meeting to review the law and order situation in Sindh province, particularly Karachi in the wake of recent bomb blasts in the metropolis.
The President urged the provincial government and relevant agencies for taking stern actions to ensure the safety and protection of lives and property of the citizens, which he said was the prime responsibility and also the priority of the government.
The meeting was attended among others by Governor Sindh, Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan; Chief Minister Sindh, Syed Qaim Ali Shah; Provincial Ministers Pir Mazhar-ul-Haq, Muhammad Ayaz Soomro, Agha Siraj Khan Durrani, Syed Murad Ali Shah, Sharjeel Memon, Chief Secretary Sindh, Raja Muhammad Abbas, heads of law enforcement agencies and other high officials.
Spokesperson to the President Senator Farhatullah Babar said that the President at the outset of the meeting condemned the barbaric incident of Abbas Town, Karachi and offered fateha for the departed souls.
The President while expressing his sympathies with the bereaved families, directed for extending full support and assistance in rehabilitation to the victims of the blasts and providing best medical treatment on government expenses to all those affected by the bomb blasts in Abbas Town.
Pakistan News
Courtesy: Geo News
