Zardari’s stance over judges' issue reflects his political foresight: Maqbool
By Bushra Makhdoom

RAWALPINDI—Governor Punjab Lt. Gen (retd) Khalid Maqbool has said that the changing in the stance of Chairperson Pakistan Peoples Party Asif Ali Zardari over judiciary issue reflects his (Zardari) political foresight.
Addressing to the participants of 9th Convocation of University of Arid Agriculture Rawalpindi (UAAR) and talking to media men, the Punjab Governor said that change in the stance of Zardari is not surprising, as he wants to run all the matters wisely.
Lt. Gen (retd) Khalid Maqbool further said that the position taken by Asif Ali Zardari has proven that our jails are playing positive role as the political sense of Asif Ali Zardari has increased since serving in Jail He emphasized that only the parliament is the best and effective forum to solve all the important controversial national issues and such decisions cannot be decided on the roads.
Responding to a question, the Punjab Governor said that the Local Bodies System was introduced purely in the interest of people of the country and the society would itself protect the system. The new government would take better decision in this regard, he expressed his optimism.
Commenting on the education system of the country, he said that although the country is on the right path in the education sector but we should not be satisfied with our current education system as only four percent students reach upto the level of university.
Extending his congratulations to successful students including 14 PHD Graduates, the Governor said that the interest of the young generation towards education is a positive sign. Programmes like Agriculture Engineering Biotechnology, Anthropology and Sociology are the need of the current time, he added.
He said that Rs. 1400 million would be spend on the setup of different departments in UAAR and improve the infrastructure, adding that research centers with the total cost of Rs. 800 million would be setup at Mandra Road. Grant of Rs. 1200 million would be given to universities in this year, he added.