President Asif Ali Zardari while addressing Party Parliamentarians and office bearers from Gujranwala division here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr on Wednesday night announced that Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari would take up some political responsibility in September this year.
The meeting was also attended among others by Commerce Minister Makhdoom Amin Fahim, Interior Minister Rehman Malik, Minister for Privatisation and Water and Power Syed Naveed Qamar, Information Minister Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar, Senator Jahangir Badar, Chairperson BISP Ms Farzana Raja, Ms Fouzia Wahab, Qamar Zaman Kaira, Nazar Muhammad Gondal, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Ms Fouzia Habib, Spokesperson to the President Farhatullah Babar, President PPP Punjab Imtiaz Safdar Waraich and MPA Raja Riaz, Briefing the journalists Spokesperson to the President Farhatullah Babar said that the President said, "We have had no smooth sailing and despite negative propaganda against the government and the party, we have not only survived but waded through gigantic challenges successfully and achieved significant achievements on all fronts." He said that the party would continue the forward march and conquer all the challenges. The President said that in the next two years they have to reach out to the people and also make new political alignments".
He reiterated firm resolve of the government and the party to serve the country and the masses with full dedication and putting the country back on the track of progress and prosperity. He urged the party parliamentarians and office bearers to dedicate themselves for the welfare of the people as the performance in the government will speak and determine party position in the next general elections to be held after two years.
The President said that the PPP after completing more than half of its tenure in the government had now entered the election mode and asked party workers and MPs to enhance contacts with voters of their respective constituencies. He said that the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) being the major political force and equally popular in all parts of the country would continue to work for strengthening democratic institutions besides restoring law and order and economic stability in the country.
The President said that the people had reposed great confidence in the party and we all must struggle both individually and collectively to rise to their expectations and could proudly face the voters in the next elections. The President asked them to analyse the results of each and every by-elections with a view to drawing lessons from it and enable themselves to prepare for future electoral contests in an effective manner.
The spokesperson said that there was also a discussion on the results of by-elections in Punjab and the lessons learnt from it. The President said that a party in a way was just like an individual and added that the greater its inner strength,the stronger is ability to approach its weakness with courage and hope.