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Aitzaz Ahsan calls for broader movement and empowered district governments

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Lahore: Senior leader of the Pakistan People’s Party, Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan, has said that we are eating our future generations, there is a need for an organized and broader movement in Pakistan, if we remain divided into sects and castes, there will be no production.

If the potential is wasted now, Pakistan will suffer. He expressed these views while addressing a discussion on the topic of “More provinces or empowered district governments” organized by the People’s Information Bureau and Bhutto Shaheed Foundation at the SAIFMA Auditorium.

The moderators were Bushra Manzoor Maneka and Ahmed Ghuman. The ceremony was also addressed by Shahzad Saeed Cheema, Imtiaz Alam, Barrister Aamir Hassan, Khan Asif Khan, Ahmed Owais, Brigadier (R) Dr. Amin Amir Bahadur Hoti, Intikhab Hanif. On this occasion, Faiza Malik Bushra Malik, Sadia Sohail, Dr. Farid Zakaria, Sania Kamran, Fatima Malhi, Aamir Naseer Dozens of PPP workers including Butt, Chaudhry Riaz, Mian Atiq, Rao Shujaat, Wajid Ali Shah were present.

Addressing the discussion, the former Federal Interior Minister said that from August 14 till today, we have not seen any change in the British system except the change of the flag. He said that local bodies are not a substitute for anyone, elections should be held for them.

Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan said that unfortunately, Pakistan has a debt of 150 billion dollars. In which a ship worth 12 billion also has to come, the PPP also spends lavishly, we will have to tighten the belt tied around our stomach. He said that the problems are so serious that we have made our neighbors enemies, let’s go after looking at the international interest of the country, otherwise we will have to sing their song.

Today, the state has become a stepmother. One party is being beaten. Pakistan People’s Party Central Punjab Information Secretary Shahzad Saeed Cheema said that the 73rd unanimous constitution of Pakistan is a social contract, except for the 18th amendment, there are and will be question marks on the motives of every legislation. He said that everyone admits that whose thumb is on the neck of the parliament, there is a big difference between the choice of an individual and a book.

Shahzad Saeed Cheema said that our problem is not authority, the problem is the distribution of authority. Imtiaz Alam said that the country was divided but the mandate of the people was not accepted, Imtiaz Alam clarified that national units are constitutional units from which a federation is formed, the main problem of Pakistan Authority-run system. He asked. Have the provinces become empowered after the 18th Amendment?

The Joint Interests Council has not met for the last 2 years. He said that we are not ready to give municipal power to the Kashmiris and have gone to hold local body elections. Two provinces are already unstable and now they want to do the same for Sindh. Imtiaz Alam said that the military brothers should do their work, Pakistan is becoming administratively ungovernable. Birsatar Aamir Hassan said that our state institutions are working, right?

Local governments, we have received the gifts of democracy from General Zia. He emphasized that Asif Zardari has taken out the N from the N, which has given 17 budgets. The People’s Party is the founder of the constitution, the same constitution put Bhutto on the throne. He said that if there is no rule of law, then what is the use?

The People’s Party has not come through any Faiz Hameed nor has it been raised by any Hameed. He emphasized that Provinces should be formed constitutionally. Dividing ideas is not a child’s play. Barrister Aamir Hassan said, “We have been struggling since 1988. Don’t tell us Form 47. You are still a school child.” He said that it is impossible to become Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in history and it is difficult to become Asif Zardari.

President Zardari gave powers to the parliament, the parliament gave powers to the provinces, now the provinces have given powers to the district governments. Barrister Aamir further said that abusing the army will not work. We have learned this by sacrificing our lives, we invite them to do politics, otherwise the people are helpless against politics, the 8houses and those whose names they cannot name.

Dr. Amin said that the army does not come without the support of political parties, we are all Pakistanis, otherwise the issue of new provinces should become Kalabagh Dam. PTI leader Ahmed Owais said that a system is running in Pakistan without the constitution and law, here you cannot express your opinion, there is a ban on speaking and listening.

Pakistan English media Associations (PEMA) representative and senior journalist Intikhab Hanif said all steps in Pakistan have been taken by the sitting regimes. And have been reversed after a change in government which has cost dearly to the country. No one is allowed the discuss the pros and cons of policy during a regime. And those supporting it start finding faults in the policy after the regime is over. Please make state policies in consultation with all stakeholders so that they are owned and continued by the succeeding regimes.

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