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Summary The President appreciated the devotion and commitment of outgoing senators to the public welfare.
President Asif Ali Zardari Thursday said the outgoing senators will be remembered in the parliamentary history as proud members of the parliament that unanimously removed the traces of dictatorships from the Constitution by passing the historic 18th and 19th Constitutional Amendments, besides making possible the realization of shared national ideal of restoring democracy by their wisdom and selflessness while being members of the upper House.“Nobody can deprive you of this great honour which will always remain the first line in your biography regardless of other achievements to your credit,” he remarked.The President was addressing a dinner hosted for the outgoing senators here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr on Thursday night that was attended among others by Chairman Senate Farooq H. Naek, ministers, parliamentarians and outgoing senators.Spokesperson to the President Farhatullah Babar said that the President while commending the role of senate, said that, driven by the spirit of reconciliation and consensus, the outgoing senators have to their credit as members of the senate that passed some very important pieces of legislation unanimously including the recently adopted a far reaching pro-women bill.The President appreciated the devotion and commitment of the outgoing senators to the public welfare and said that he was confident that their successors will take their legacy to new heights expressing the hope that guided by the outgoing senators’ example the new comers will add new chapters of glory.Zardari said that differences are being created among the political leaders. He also advised the opposition to refrain from mud-slugging.
