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Sunday, November 03, 2024  
01 Jumada Al-Awwal 1446  

Govt committed to provide basic needs of life to people: PM

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said the government is committed to provide basic needs of life to the people at their door steps and utilizing all the available resources for the improvement of the masses who are the real strengthen in the democratic process.

Addressing a big public meeting here after inaugurating and laying foundation stones of a number of development projects, the Prime Minister said Pakistan Peoples Party being an ideological party has the roots in the masses and derive its strength from them.He said Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto gave respect, honour and dignity to the masses.

He said only the power of masses could ensure any political party to win the elections.

“We are the committed persons and will remain with you even today and in future also,” said the Prime Minister.

Gilani said every party needs workers but the workers of PPP are priceless who remained committed with Zulfikar Ali Bhutto who sacrificed his life for the masses.

The Prime Minister said he came here to fulfil the promise of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto as she announced that she will be here as Prime Minister therefore, he is here as her representative.

He said Sargodha is a city of ‘Shaheens’ and it has the honour to receive a number of awards for its courage and devotion.

The Prime Minister appreciated the workers of PPP in the city and said they are also “Shaheens” those supported the party in all difficult circumstances following the vision of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Shaheed Benazir Bhutto.

Gilani said those who did not see Bhutto, also carrying forward the message of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. He said Nusrat Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto also faced difficulties but did not stopped the mission of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.

He said despite all the efforts of all the dictators to finish PPP, the party is still intact and strong with the support and strengt of the workers and masses.

The Prime Minister thanked the people for ensuring their support to the PPP.

Regarding formation of new political parties, and talking of revolutions, the Prime Minister said revolution is only possible with the support of masses adding that these new entrants in politics did  not have the support from people of Pakistan.

He said some parties came to power through crutches but they washed away because these parties did not have roots in the masses but the PPP came to power, with the support of the masses, with the vision of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto that guided the party to work with other parties through reconciliation.

The Prime Minister said except the PPP all other parties remained in conflict with each other.

He said all the major political parties like PML-Q, ANP, MQM and other leading political players are cooperating with PPP.  “It is our power that we are going along with all the parties through reconciliation,” he added.

The Prime Minister said other political parties are misguiding the masses.He said the new political parties did not have any concrete programme and manifesto.

Gilani said a number of projects have been inaugurated today by him in Sargodha. He said these are very big and important projects and play an important role in the improvement of living standard of the people of the area.