Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) has endorsed Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari’s recent statement against army, urging state institutions to work within their ambit.
The CEC meeting was jointly chaired by Zardari and Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari at Zardari House in Islamabad.
“The meeting took notice of media comments on the Co-Chair’s remarks made at a party event where only one part of the speech was emphasized repeatedly. The meeting decided that it is important for all institutions to work within their mandated constitutional parameters,” according to PPP statement.
Party Organization
As per the agenda, party organizational matters were discussed. The Gilgit Baltistan Party was dissolved in order to elect new office bearers. The Balochistan Party organization was discussed and a re-organisation was proposed.
LB Polls
In light of the upcoming Local Bodies polls in Sindh and Punjab, decisions to activate the workers and award tickets on merit were taken.
The party also expressed severe reservations on the manner in which the polls were conducted. The agenda of the KPK Tripartite Alliance was confirmed and reiterated.
India & PCEC
The party took a clear position on initiating and supporting the Pak-China Corridor and will continue to play a key role in building consensus on it. The Party has demanded that allocations in the federal budget be made commensurate to its early completion on priority and according to plans agreed to in the APC called for this purpose.
The party took note of the recent hostile statements made by the Indian leadership and expressed concern that they were not conducive to making peace with honour in the region.
Zarb-e-Azb
The PPP resolved to support the military in the crucial Zarb-e-Azb and counter terror operations. The sacrifices and martyrs of the army, police and law enforcement forces were appreciated and recognized.
The PPP demanded that the federal government pay its full attention to pursuing the National Action Plan as envisaged in the APC in December 2014.
