Prime Minister Gilani vows to uphold supremacy of democracy in Pakistan

Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has pledged to uphold the supremacy of democracy and rule of law at every cost to attain the objectives contained in the Pakistan Resolution.

On his message to nation in connection with the Pakistan Day, the premier said March 23 is not only a day of celebration but also an opportunity to reiterate our pledge to make the country successful.

He said they had to strengthen their national security and independence in accordance with our national aspirations, adding the day demands to revive the spirit of Pakistan Movement in its entirety.

Gilani said the Lahore Resolution, which was later on very rightly described as Pakistan Resolution, changed the destiny of the Indian Muslims. In his view, Pakistan as a flourishing democracy enjoys an honorable place in the comity of nations.

He said the incumbent democratic government was committed to preserving their great cultural heritage, distinct political and civilizational identity in the light of the vision of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Zulifkar Ali Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto.

The premier continued they were making their sincere efforts to bring about economic and social revolution in keeping with the spirit of the Pakistan Resolution. The government revived the Constitution of 1973 in its original form by deleting the dictatorial insertions from it, he added.

Gilani asserted that they undertook broad-based reforms in political, legislative and administrative domains which include the 18^th, 19^th and 20^th Constitutional Amendments, empowerment of women, the 7^th NFC Award, self-governance to Gilgit-Baltistan, deletion of Concurrent List, devolution of power to federating units, and revival of Council of Common Interest.

About Balochistan, he commented, “In an effort to address the long-standing grievances of the Baloch people and remove their sense of deprivation, the democratic government introduced Aagaz-e-Haqooq-e-Balochistan Initiative to mainstream the role of the Baloch in the national development”.

He stated the PPP-led government had just completed its fourth year in office and the success of a coalition government owes itself to the policy of reconciliation and consensus espoused by late Benazir Bhutto.

The Prime Minister was of that they did not allow these hurdles to hamper their march towards progress and development despite they faced enormous problems.

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