The Sindhi Association of North America, SANA, has congratulated PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on his election as president of Pakistan, with the hope that he would work with other political forces in the country to strengthen democracy.
In a statement issued in Houston, Texas, SANA president Aziz Narejo also hoped that the new president would resolve grievances of smaller provinces, make the country a true federation, solve problems faced by the people, improve economic conditions and safeguard the independence of judiciary and media.
He said that Zardari's election should mark the end of the undemocratic and repressive military dictatorships in the country and herald a new era of peaceful, just and democratic Pakistan that belongs to all its citizens instead of few chosen people or powerful groups.
Narejo called upon the newly elected president and the prime minister to immediately restore judiciary to pre-November 3, 2007 position, work with parliamentary groups to amend the Constitution properly to end all the changes made by the dictatorial regimes and grant maximum autonomy to the provinces.