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Summary Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said that party workers convention would be arranged soon.
Addressing an Iftar dinner hosted in honour of PPP office-bearers, Gilani said that Pakistan was strong because of 1973 Constitution, nuclear capability and the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) having roots in all the four provinces, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.The PM said that after Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s government, the present PPP government was the first elected and democratic government, which successfully presented its fourth budget, besides resolving all major and outstanding national issues in an amicable manner. Gilani stated that ZA Bhutto was a visionary leader of international stature but unfortunately, he was obstructed by a dictator. However, he added, in his short tenure, Bhutto, while taking all stakeholders on board, had managed to give the country 1973 Constitution 1973, which was keeping it intact. The PPP founding leader also launched the nuclear programme which made Pakistan an invincible state, he said and added that the PPP being a federal party was equally important in making the country stronger.Acknowledging the importance of party’s affiliated organizations, he said they were PPP’s backbone as without which no party could survive. Gilani also assured the workers that the party’s developmental funds would also be released.
