Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Thursday said the present Parliament had carried out historic legislation and the contribution of its members would be written in golden words.’
He was addressing a meeting of a joint parliamentary group comprising members of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and its allies at the Parliament House.
Ashraf lauded the parliamentarians for maintaining a harmonious relationship which had laid the foundation for ensuring the completion of the parliament’s tenure. The achievement has been possible due to the wisdom of President Asif Ali Zardari and the vision of Benazir Bhutto, he added.
Commenting on the PPP’s relationship with its allies during the last four and a half years, the prime minister said the PPP had very good relations which had only strengthened with time.
“We started as allies, turned friends and now are a family”, said Ashraf. He said that he valued the counsel of parliamentarians and hoped to continue to benefit from their guidance. He expressed confidence that the people would return the present coalition to power as they had carried out legislative work admirably.
Ashraf said the development work carried out by this government was unprecedented and more than the work carried out by all past governments put together.
PM lauds parliamentarians for their role in legislation
