Aziz welcomes PML-N decision to participate in elections

ISLAMABAD—Welcoming the decision of Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz to participate in the next general elections, former Prime Minster Shaukat Aziz has said that it would further enhance the credibility of elections.
Pakistan is proud of its participation in Reforms Programme of the United Nations and expressed the hope that it would bring development, peace and prosperity in the world.
The former Prime Minister was talking with Resident Coordinator of the United Nations, Jan Bandam Vortali and Chairman Pakistan Awami Party (PAP) Fanoos Gujar who called on him in his residence on Tuesday.
Talking to UN Resident Coordinator during farewell meeting, Shaukat Aziz has paid great tributes to UN and its attached departments for their services in the relief and rehabilitation activities in areas affected by devastating October 8, 2005 earthquake.
Praising the role of UN Resident Coordinator, the former Prime Minister said that the role rendered by UN in the quake-hit areas of Pakistan would be remembered forever.
He said that Pakistan has set an example by providing a platform to all the donor organisations and faced the tragedy of such high intensity effectively. National Disaster Management Authority has been established aimed to minimize the level of natural calamities, adding all possible facilities are being provided to affected people.
Shaukat Aziz on the occasion said that he is proud that he was head of the committee established for making reforms and reorganization in the United Nations and the committee also included Norway and Mozambique presented effective recommendations.
The former Prime Minister informed that these recommendations are being implemented in 7 countries including Pakistan, adding that the implementation would improve the performance of UN Programme.
He said that Pakistan wants effective UN Role in world affairs and as a responsible country would continue its cooperation with the international body and express the hope that the UN would expand its programmes in Pakistan. Pakistan Army is playing vibrant role in UN Peace Mission, added by the former Prime Minister.
Later talking to Chairman PAP, Fanoos Gujar, the former Prime Minister has stressed all the political parities to participate in elections and expressed the hope that free, fair and transparent elections would strengthen the democracy.
Highlighting the achievements in the last eight years, Shaukat Aziz said that the reforms and the development process are a record but a lot of work has to be done. The next Government should continue to persuade the on-going policies for making sure the strong economy and prosperity and development, he added.
Fanoos Gujar on the occasion praising the three year performance of former Prime Minister and reforms introduced by him (Shaukat).