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LAHORE

PROVINCIAL Labour Minister Ashraf Sohna has said the day when a common man will have the power to hold the powerful and the influential accountable for their acts is the real revolution needed to solve Pakistan’s problems.

Speaking at the seminar organised by the Mir Khalil-ur-Rehman Memorial Society in collaboration with the Tameer-e-Pakistan Party on “The Increasing Problems of Pakistan: What is the solution?”, Ashraf said only an insignificant minority had hijacked the rights of the masses in Pakistan and now was the time to shift the power to the majority through democracy. He said the day was not far when 90 percent of the victimized people will settle their scores with those abusing power. He identified unjust concentration of power and authority as the real problems faced by the country. He said all will be set right once the true representatives of people assume power and justly use their authority.

PML-Q MNA Kashmala Tariq said the incoherent rambling of leaders had brought the nation to the brink of chaos and lack of effective policy making was damaging not only to the will of the people but was defiling the image of the country internationally. She said conflicting statements regarding the direction and course of action of the Swat operation had portrayed a directionless approach of the government which could prove disastrous for the country. She said the real problem of the country was the inability of the government to comply with the true demands and ideology of the majority.

Senior Adviser to Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Malik said that at present not a single class of society was happy with circumstance and this situation will prevail until or unless good governance was exercised. He said loadshedding was not due to not constructing Kalabagh Dam but because of non-payment of dues owed to power producing companies, he said. 

He said that Pakistanis had the most expensive electricity and the only solution was the construction of Kalabagh Dam. Potential was available and the only need of hour was to establish pro-poor policies to enhance the morale of the masses, leading towards success, he said. He suggested that women should play their role in running government.

Tameer Watan Party general secretary Aziz Ahmed Awan said that at this time our country was in great crises and our leaders should focus on running the country’s affairs to overcome these crises. 

He said that the circumstances of Swat and its adjacent localities were worst and talks should be held by the political leaderships to resolve these issues. He said that Army operation was not the solution of Swat’s problems. He urged political parties to unite and solve the current crises faced by the country. Punjab University Faculty of Management Sciences Dean said it was our political leadership that supported martial laws, he said. He regretted the treatment meted out to national heroes such as Iqbal, Quaid, and Dr Qadeer. 

Until or unless we do not learn how to give privilege to national icons, God will not come to help us, he said. Still we have been in the process of development though at present Pakistan must have become a developed state, he said. He said that this land could provide livelihood to 32 billion people instead of 16 billion if only available resources were used in a better way. 

MPA Nighat Nasir Sheikh, Muhammad Ahsan Malik, Muhammad Ahsaan Malik, Muhammad Ajmal Hashmi, Hameed ud Din Al-Mashriki of Khaksaar Tahreek, Khalid Wasim advocate, Youth Wing additional general secretary Nasir Hayat Malik, Film star Sangeeta Begum, Usama Butt, Ahmed Malik and Sheikh Naveed Ahmed also spoke on the occasion.

Speakers said that Pakistan was still a developing country and after a long period of 62 years Pakistan should have become a developed country. They regretted that leaders spent most of their time outside the country. The event was hosted by MKRMS Chairman Wasif Nagi who was assisted by Kashan Haider, Ali Imran and Irfan Ikram. The seminar was presided over by Aziz Ahmed Awan.
The News: Tuesday, May 26, 2009