Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Lahore General Secretary Zekria Butt on Friday congratulated the parliament and PPP leadership for electing Raja Pervaiz Ashraf as new Prime Minister of Pakistan. He said the PML-N had once again proved itself as a party which lacked the ability to muster support from the parliament. “The parliament being representative of the nation has once again put its weight behind PPP and rejected PML-N and its candidate,” he said. He said the PPP had proved itself to be party of the poor by electing a person belonging to the middle class as a prime minister. He further congratulated Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and hoped that he would contribute his abilities to overcome the challenges being faced by the nation. He said that election of the new prime minister was victory of the democracy and the parliament, adding that continuity of the democratic system was necessary for the country as it was facing severe challenges. Zekria Butt said the confrontation was dangerous for democracy and the country and that PPP always followed the path of reconciliation.
He urged the opposition to follow the charter of democracy in the larger interest of the country and its people.
