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| President Ten Percent vows to fight internal, external plots |
| 2010-01-04 |
| [The News (Pak) Top Stories] President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday vowed to fight internal and external conspiracies against democracy and Pakistan, with the support and backing of the masses. "Whether it's the internal conspiracy against democracy, or it's the external conspiracy against Pakistan, we will strongly fight these (conspiracies) with the support of masses," President Zardari said this while addressing the groundbreaking ceremony of Darwat Dam here. The Darwat Dam with a storage capacity of 119,546 acre feet and hydropower generation of 450 KW, will irrigate about 50,000 acres of land. Governor Sindh Dr Ishrat-ul-Ibad, Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah, federal ministers, members of parliament, notables of the area and senior government officials were also present on the occasion. The president said the Pakistani nation stands united to fully thwart any external threat to the country. "If anyone casts an evil eye against Pakistan, all the political forces, by keeping their differences aside, will stand along the country's armed forces and the people," he said. President Zardari expressed his resolve to strengthen the country and said: "We will never bow before the opponents." "It is the thought and determination, which runs and saves the countries. Our conviction is strong. We will never bow before the opponents. We will support the masses, who are the source of strength," he remarked. He said the foundation stone of Darwat Dam had been laid under the vision of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto as her vision based on the socio-economic uplift of the masses. He said similar steps would be taken to improve the conditions of the common man and give them all basic amenities of life. Zardari said Benazir Bhutto was martyred because she always raised the voice for the poor. "The Bhutto's can be murdered but their vision, philosophy and love cannot be eliminated," he said. The president said it was according to the vision of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto that the poor women were being allotted 25 acres of agricultural land each, adding, "Those who killed her were wrongly thinking that after her death the people would not be taken care of." "But it was the directive of Shaheed Benazir for me to look after the people. That order is a sacred trust for me," he remarked. The president said the women who were getting agricultural land would also be provided with the facilities like given under the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Card and their record would be maintained through a modern automated system. He said: "The PPP is a thinking, a philosophy, given by Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and forwarded by Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, and is spread across the country from Kashmir to Bhit and to K-2. "That is why, the slogans of Zinda Hai Bhutto Zinda Hai and Zinda Hai Bibi Zinda Hai are raised," he added. The president expressed the resolve to initiate and carry out thousands of development projects across the country, including dams and water reservoirs. The president also laid the foundation stones of the Karachi-Hyderabad Motorway (M-9) and Gharo-KT Bandar Road. The project has been initiated at an estimated cost of Rs 13.5 billion and will take 30 months to complete. The 130-km-long motorway with conversion from 4 to 6 lanes will stretch from Sohrab Goth to Jamshoro. The project also incorporates the construction of 32 bridges with creation of seven new inter-changes, 46 box culverts and 335 pipe culverts. The project has been divided into nine packages, including seven for roads and two for inter-changes. President Asif Ali Zardari also performed the groundbreaking for rehabilitation of the coastal highway from Gharo to Keti Bandar. The project will connect Keti Bandar to Gharo, which is also connected with Karachi through the National Highway. The 90-km-long highway will be completed in 18 months at a cost of Rs 3.3 billion. The highway will have six bridges, 87 box culverts and 109 pipe culverts. The highway will open up the area of Gharo-Keti Bandar for agri and aqua culture as well as preservation and development of marine life with focus on development of mangrove forests. It will also facilitate the development of the state of the art fish harbour at Keti Bandar besides allied cottage industries. It will also lead to the development of renewable energy resources and development of natural resources for the benefit of the national economy. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 ...100 percent incompetent. |
| Posted by: PBMcL 2010-01-04 19:37 |
| #1 If Zardari is President Ten Percent, then Obama is..... |
| Posted by: Skunky Glins**** 2010-01-04 17:12 |