ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Qamar Zaman Kaira said on Friday that the present government with the support of the masses has achieved unprecedented success in war on terror.
He was addressing the media persons at Peoples Secretariat at an Iftar cum Dinner hosted by PPP Information Secretary Fouzia Wahab.
Leader of the House in Senate Syed Nayyar Bukhari, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Syed Sumsam Ali Bukhari and senior PPP leader and in charge Peoples Labour Bureau Chaudhry Manzoor were also present on the occasion.
The minister said that with the grace of Allah Almighty the operation against militants in Swat and adjoining areas succeeded within ten weeks.
He said that the entire world was surprised over the swiftnessof the operation in Swat and Malkand.
He also said that rehabilitation of the displaced persons of Swat and adjoining areas was a big challenge, but the people of Pakistan met this challenge with courage and determination.
The Minister for Information appreciated the role of media in war on terror.
However he urged a section of the press not to give over projection to the terrorists' activities as it was not in the interest of the country.
He said that the present government was following the vision of its Shaheed Chairperson Mohtarma Benazair Bhutto and has adopted the policy of national reconciliation.
"The political forces of the country should join hands on the issues of national interest as it was imperative for the political stability and economic progress of Pakistan," the minister added.
"We should bury the past and look forward for the future of the country," he remarked.
The minister asked the media to play positive role and do objective reporting in highlighting the weaknesses of the government and become a catalyst of better governance.
Earlier PPP Secretary Information Fouzia Wahab said that the PPP leadership had been victimised and vilified through baseless allegations in the past.
She said that the recent disclosures have vindicated the PPP and now its leaders and workers can feel pride in the fact that not a single name of the PPP leader appeared in the affidavit presented in the Supreme Court.
She said that recent events have again proved that the PPP was the biggest political force in Pakistan and enjoys the support of the masses of the four provinces adding the certain elements had been trying since 1977 to suppress the voice of the people, but failed.
Fouzia Wahab said that Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto suffered a lot during her struggle for democracy.
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