Governor terms Iran incident a plot to harm relations

LAHORE:Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider said that the killing of Pakistanis in Iran is a nefarious attempt by evil elements to disrupt relations between the two countries.

According to a handout issued on Sunday, he expressed these views during a meeting with former Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, Parliamentary Leader in the Punjab Assembly Haider Ali Gilani, senior leader Chaudhry Manzoor and party leaders at the Governor’s House here.

Governor extended his condolences to the families of Pakistanis who lost their lives in the terrorist incident in Iran. He demanded the Iranian government immediately arrest and punish the people involved in this terrorist incident. The governor said that Iran is our brotherly Islamic country and the evil elements have tried unsuccessfully to disrupt the friendship between the two countries. Governor said that the PPP is the only political party that has elected Bilawal Bhutto as its young chairman. He said that the PPP has made countless sacrifices for the promotion and stability of democracy. He expressed his determination that the PPP would emerge as the most popular party in Punjab and other provinces as well. He said that the vision of our leadership is the welfare of the poor. Governor expressed the hope that the people of Pakistan would play their role in making the young chairman Bilawal Bhutto the next Prime Minister of the country.