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Supremacy of
law to be upheld, says PM
By Asim Hussain
ISLAMABAD—Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said that acceptance of nomination
papers of President Pervez Musharraf shows the supremacy of law and
constitution in the country. The Prime Minister was talking to Chaudhry
Shujaat Hussain, President PMLwho called on him at the Prime Minister’s
House on Sunday.
The Prime Minister said that all segments of the society must respect
the law particularly those who are practicing law. He said that the
government has the highest regards for the legal fraternity as they play
a very important role in delivering justice to the people. The Prime
Minister said that the current election process which has already
started with the Presidential election followed by the general elections
will put the country on the sustainable path of democracy.
He said that government expects that all parties will fully participate
in the election process and reflect their views. He said that the
government is taking all possible measures to ensure free and fair
elections. The Prime Minister said that the government will ensure that
life and property of all its citizens is protected at all costs. He said
that peace and harmony must be maintained and the government will not
allow any one to violate the law of the land.
The participants said that the PML and coalition parties have a
comfortable majority in the electoral college for Presidential election
and President Pervez Musharraf will be victorious on the 6th October in
Presidentialelection. The meeting also discussed the overall political
situation in the country, Presidential and upcoming general elections in
the country.
The meeting was attended by Speaker National Assembly Chaudhry Amir
Hussain, Minister for Foreign Affairs Khurshid Mehmood Kusuri, Senior
Adviser to the Prime Minister Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada, Minister for
Information and Broadcasting Muhammad Ali Durani, Secretary General PML
Mushahid Hussain Sayed, Special Assistant to Prime Minister Commander (Retd.)
Khalil-ur-Rehman
The Prime Minister was talking to Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, President
PML who called on him at the Prime Minister’s House on Sunday. The Prime
Minister said that all segments of the society must respect thelaw
particularly those who are practicing law. He said that the government
has the highest regards for the legal fraternity as they play a very
important role in delivering justice to the people.
The Prime Minister said that the current election process which has
already started with the Presidential election followed by the general
elections will put the country on the sustainable path of democracy. He
said that government expects that all parties will fully participate in
the election process and reflect their views. He said that the
government is taking all possible measures to ensure free and fair
elections.
The Prime Minister said that the government will ensure that life and
property of all its citizens is protected at all costs. He said that
peace and harmony must be maintained and the government will not allow
any one to violate the law of the land. The participants said that the
PML and coalition parties have a comfortable majority in the electoral
college for Presidential election and President Pervez Musharraf will be
victorious on the 6th October in Presidential election.
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