UK MP urges politicial unity

Baroness Sayeeda Warsi has urged Pakistani politicians to forge unity among their ranks.

GUJJAR KHAN: Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, the co-chairperson of Britain’s Conservative party,  has urged Pakistani politicians to forge unity among their ranks to steer their country from the multiple crises it faces. Warsi, who is also a cabinet minister, is currently visiting Pakistan.

On Sunday, Warsi toured her native village Bewal and spoke about the values and norms of her adopted country Britain. “In Britain, a single woman can freely go anywhere even at night. The people in Pakistan should also adapt to better their lives,” she pointed out.

She said that if the daughter of a labourer could become a cabinet minister in Britain, then anything could be accomplished through hard work and devotion. She appreciated her cousins for establishing the Sawera Foundation for the welfare of the people of her village, which she said was a fulfillment of her dream. Warsi said that she would not forget the love the she had received from the people of Pakistan.

Addressing the ceremony, British High Commissioner in Pakistan Adam Thomson said that Britain was aware of the challenges being faced by Pakistan and reiterated that his country will support Pakistan in this difficult time.

Britain, he said, has provided Rs7 billion in aid to Pakistan which is to be disbursed in the fields of education, social welfare and technical education.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 19^th, 2010.