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LONDON, Aug 26 (APP)- Pakistan High Commissioner to the
United Kingdom Wajid Shamsul Hasan has said PPP was committed to the
implementation of Charter of Democracy in letter and spirit as the document was
the best way to consolidate democracy in the country.
Addressing a delegation of the PPP UK wing led by its
president Hasan Bokhari which called on him at the High Commission Wednesday,
the High Commissioner said the present Government was striving to strengthen
democracy and the institutions with the support of all the political parties in
and outside the Parliament.
He said the real democracy has been ushered in the country
after a long struggle and for which Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto laid down
her life.
The High Commissioner also noted that PPP had rendered
great sacrifices for the cause of democracy and it was the duty of all the
political forces to lend support to preserve and fortify the system.
Hasan praised the Pakistani Diaspora for its willingness to
come forward and help the motherland in its difficult times such as the 2005
Kashmir earthquake and support for the internally displaced persons of Swat and
Malakand division who were uprooted when the Army launched operations against
the militants.
The High Commissioner assured the members of the delegation
that no stone will be left unturned to resolve the issues facing the UK-based
Pakistan community and sub-missions in other principal cities have been
instructed to deal with them on priority basis.
The PPP UK Chief Hassan Bokhari discussed various issues
confronting Pakistan including energy, price hike, unemployment, terrorism and
praised the conciliatory politics of President Asif Ali Zardari and his efforts
to develop consensus on all important issues with other political parties.
He said successful foreign policy, mature thinking and the
efforts to boost development and attain progress in all socio-economic sectors
have been the hallmarks of President Zardari’s leadership.
Other members of the delegation included Ibrar Mir, Deputy
Secretary General, Khadim Hussein Nasir, Shehzad Kazmi, Chaudhry Arif,Chaudhry
Muhammad Aslam and Chaudhry Nadeem Qaiser.
Minister, Community Welfare, Salis Kiyani and Welfare
Counsellor Shahnaz Mazhar were also present at the meeting.
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