PPP needs to work with president: Salman

Punjab Governor Salman Taseer said that Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) should work with President Pervez Musharraf.Talking to ARY One World program ‘Bakhabar Sawaira’, he said it is practically impossible for the president to use Article 58-2B, as Pakistani people are not poised for such an act, if so happens, it would prove to be quite tumultuous. Responding to quick questions, he said, ‘Imran Khan should not continue with the politics; I will congratulate Shahbaz Sharif if he assumes office as Punjab chief minister; Qazi Hussain should end his political career; Nawaz Sharif should become the prime minister for the third time and if Aitezaz Ahsan had assumed office as Punjab governor, I would not have sent him the bouquet.”

Reacting to the ban on Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, Punjab governor said a little of restriction should be imposed on him, as he is wasting himself.

‘Kalabagh Dam is very vital project for Pakistan, as the 75 percent of water of the country is wasted and the last dam was built in 1976,’ Salman Taseer maintained adding there is no other better project; however, if its construction causes resentment among the people of Pakistan, then it is better to omit the project.

Commenting on the deficient electricity in the country, Punjab governor said Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has worked really very hard in this regard and the problem of load shedding may be resolved in one year.

Commenting on the constitutional package, Salman said he hopes that the issue would be resolved amicably in two to three weeks.

He said he is the first governor who took oath as governor sporting PPP badge. Salman said, “PPP invited me for the governorship.”

Today’s Pakistan cannot afford going against USA, he said.