LOWER TOPA: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday said his government was enjoying the complete support of the masses and warned that “political fortune-tellers” predicting the end of its tenure would face disappointment.
Addressing a large public gathering after the inauguration of Islamabad-Murree Expressway here, the prime minister said the government could not be weakened by the unlawful tactics of such elements who wanted to derail democracy.
Gilani said that many forces were striving to end the tenure of the government before March. However, he said such efforts would go in vain as the government enjoyed the support of poor people.
He urged the people with such wishful approach to have patience and wait for another year for the completion of present government’s tenure.
He stressed that the government had not come into power through the backdoor and added that it was up to the people to decide for the government’s next term on the basis of performance.
Gilani announced provision of gas to Murree in near future. The decision was heavily cheered for by the gathering with people raising slogans in favour of the government and Pakistan Peoples Party.
He announced the grand project of constructing a road between Lower Topa and Kohala, which will link Punjab, Azad Kashmir and Hazara.
The prime minister said that his party had great affinity with Murree. He recalled the address of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto 35 years ago in the same city and also his own childhood memories of visiting Murree.
He said that the Pakistan Peoples Party is a symbol of a vision, ideology and belongs to martyrs. He said this is the only party whose leaders have rendered sacrifices side by side by its workers.
He mentioned several reforms introduced by the government in terms of constitutional amendments which he said would strengthen the people’s roots.
The prime minister said PPP has always struggled for democracy by fighting against dictators.
Leader of the House in Senate Nayyar Hussain Bukhari, Chairman Baitul Mal Zamurrad Khan, and MNAs Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Mehreen Anwar Raja and Fauzia Habib were also present.