Parliamentary Leader of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) in Punjab Assembly, Syed Hassan Murtaza while congratulating former President Asif Ali Zardari on his birthday has said that he salutes the courage of Zardari and his political role, adding after the martyrdom of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, Asif Zardari raised the slogan of Pakistan Khappay and saved federation.
In a statement on Sunday, the PPP leader said that ‘President Zardari resolutely confronted political issues, natural disasters and the threat of terrorism, with a policy of reconciliation and political insight, President Zardari brought Pakistan back on the democratic path, and dictator Pervez Musharraf was removed from the presidency without vengeance, clash of state institutions and chaos..
Hassan Murtaza maintained that under the leadership of President Zardari, Pakistan had achieved many political, diplomatic and economic achievements, 18th amendment gave funds and powers to the provinces, 7th NFC award was given, for the first time in the history of Pakistan an elected government Completed the term, peaceful transfer of power took place, he fulfilled the dream of Shaheed Bhutto and Shaheed Bibi of the success and stability of democracy in Pakistan.
The PPP leader said that if the President had the power of 58-B2 today, he would Alvi have dismissed Imran Niazi, adding the purpose of selecting Niazi is to put back dictatorial stains in the constitution.
Asif Zardari spent 11 years of his youth in jails but did not give up. Niazi, who spent eight days in Mianwali jail crying, calls himself a hero. Today, on Asif Zardari’s birthday, we salute him for strengthening democracy. Asif Zardari will be remembered as one of the foremost leaders of Pakistan in history, Imran Niazi’s image will be hung in history with dictators and their selected puppets, he remarked.
Hassan Murtaza said that in this political journey and democratic struggle he endured the hardships of imprisonment with a big smile, PPP will continue to move forward on the democratic path in the light of Asif Zardari’s political insight and experience.
