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Summary President Zardari said Thursday all conspiracies against him would be thwarted.
He was speaking to different delegations of PPP and ANP which called on him at Aiwan-e-Sadr on Thursday.“I am the spiritual son of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and I can face every kind of challenges. Benazir Bhutto had full confidence in me. Now the nation has confidence in her closest aide,” the President said while referring to himself.He said that he is not frightened with the prevailing situation. The PPP came into power by getting peoples’ mandate and all political forces should respect it.According to the sources, hearing by Supreme Court of memo scam, recent statements by Nawaz Sharif and other important issues and future policies of PPP were discussed during these meetings.He said that the country is passing through a difficult time and it cannot afford confrontation. He said that he would continue the politics of reconciliation as he does not want conflict with anyone.The President was of the view that parliament is the best forum to resolve all the issues and he has shifted all his authorities to it.The government has a clear stance on Nato attack in which there would be no change because the attack was assault on Pakistan’s sovereignty. If deemed necessary, the country can rethink its cooperation with its allied partners for its defence and integrity.President Zardari also met Asfand Yar Khan and discussed the current political scenario of the country. The President expressed his gratitude to him on becoming president of ANP again.
