Islamabad, 29 July 2011: A meeting of Chief Ministers and Governors of the provinces was held at Aiwan-e-Sadr this afternoon.

 

The meeting chaired by President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani was attended by Sardar Muhammad Latif Khosa, Governor Punjab, Barrister Syed Masood Kausar, Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Syed Qaim Ali Shah, Chief Minister Sindh, Mr. Amir Haider Hoti Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Nawab Muhammad Aslam Raisani, Chief Minister Balochistan, Syed Mehdi Shah, Chief Minister Gilgit-Baltistan, Sardar Yaqoub, President elect AJK, Ch. Abdul Majeed, Prime Minister AJK, Senator Dr. Babar Awan, Ms. Rukhsana Bangash, MNA, Ms. Fouzia Habib, MNA, Raja Riaz Ahmed, MPA and leader of opposition in  Punjab Assembly, and Spokesperson to the President Mr. Farhatullah Babar.

 

 

The chief executives of the provinces discussed current political situation and reaffirmed their resolve to provide good governance, eliminate corruption and provide relief to the people by addressing problems of power shortage, price-hike and unemployment on priority basis. They decided that strict measures will be taken to check price-hike and black-marketing during the month of Ramdan.

 

The chief executives reiterated their resolve to ensure respect for all state institutions and that they worked in a spirit of harmony and within the parameters of trichotomy of power as enshrined in the Constitution. The meeting dispelled the notion propagated by some of clash of institutions and expressed satisfaction that there was no danger of any clash among institutions.

 

The meeting said that the Parliament reflected the will of the people and the mother of state institutions and therefore supreme.

 

The meeting also reposed confidence in the leadership of President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani and the steps taken by them to strengthen Parliament and the state institutions.