PM urges democracy within parties

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Monday stressed the need for the political parties in government to improve their performance to gain political space in the country, and emphasised that the party leaderships should be elected in a democratic manner in order to take democracy forward.

Speaking during a podcast, Kakar said that youth should be engaged in the political system and their energies should be utilised for strengthening democracy in the country. He assured that the elections would take place on February 8 despite all the speculations.

“The idea of democracy was facing many challenges in Pakistan due to different reasons and weaknesses in the structure of the civil institutions,” Kakar said. He added that he had interacted with the students and shared his views with them and listened to their perspectives.

The prime minister noted that many people left the country for better jobs and other economic reasons, however, millions of youth saw their future in Pakistan. Those people who send remittances from abroad were assets of Pakistan and they were contributing to its economic growth, he remarked.

He opined that there were many people who wanted to return to Pakistan after living their lives in Europe and North America. “In future, more people will return to Pakistan because of their Islamic roots and attachment to eastern values,” he observed.