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Summary Flag hoisting was held at Convention Centre, Islamabad to start 65th Independence Day festivities.
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani addressed the central flag hoisting ceremony. In his address, the prime minister said that all the national parties should start joint efforts to solve the problems of Pakistan, as no single party can solve the national problems.He vowed to continue the political and moral support of the Kashmiri people. He also said that Pakistan want to settle all the issues with different countries through dialogue including India and the United States. He said Pakistan is ever-willing to work with the friends, but the country holds sovereignty supreme.According to the PM, Pakistan has entered into the space age by sending her satellite into space. He also affirmed to solve all the problems including loadshedding and restoration of peace in Karachi and Balochitan. Artists performed in different tableaues and presented national songs.The prime minister also praised PPP leaders Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto for laying down their lives for democratic ideals and rights of people.He vowed to continue working for strengthening democracy by sustaining the process of reconciliation through consultations with the political parties.“All issues can be resolved through consensus and understanding.”Gilani mentioned recent reforms in FATA which brought changes in Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) and allowed political parties to start activities with extension in Political Parties Order 2002 and said the reforms will enable the people to take hold of their destiny.He lauded the scientists of SUPARCO for bringing Pakistan at par with other countries in field of space technology by launching a new satellite to meet communication needs of Pakistan.It is a top priority of the democratic government to run affairs in the provinces with mutual agreement and in this spirit provincial autonomy was given under the 18th Amendment, he added.Gilani said after a decade, through the seventh NFC award, the federal government has substantially increased the financial resources of the provinces which is a major success.Prime Minister Gilani said those regions which were ignored in the past, were given rights, powers and recognition by the government and now Gilgit-Baltistan has internal autonomy.He assured that the federal government will not ignore the education sector despite devolution of ministry to the provinces under the 18th Amendment.Soon a national education conference will be held with the consultation of provinces and decisions will be taken with mutual understanding to promote the process of creating harmony in education, he added.
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