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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

President Zardari urges political forces to play role for strengthening institutions

President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday called upon the country’s political forces to play their due role in strengthening Pakistan’s institutions and refrain from inciting clash of institutions. “There is no single country in the world, which survived or achieved progress after its institutions including army were hurt...., Do not speak against institutions. Do not talk about breaking them,” President Zardari said while addressing the PPP workers and leaders here on Tuesday night on the occasion of 58th birth anniversary of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto.

The President was critical of some political forces speaking against the country’s vital institutions and said they should think of the country and nation instead of their personal interests. 
“Some imprudent politicians want to divide the officers and Jawans. It will have dangerous consequences,” he warned.
The President said the country’s vital national institutions including the army were fighting against the mindset, which has killed thousands of our people including Shaheed Benazir Bhutto.
President Zardari criticized PML-N leader Mian Nawaz Sharif for speaking against the institutions and said the jawans and officers of army were rendering sacrifices and giving their lives for the country and nation.
“He (Nawaz) wants the politics of Gen. Zia-ul-Haq,” he remarked and added that the mindset which took the life of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto is being defeated.”
The President said some political actors were also disturbed over the government’s policy of reconciliation as “we allied with MQM, PML-Q and others” to strengthen democracy. APP