LAHORE: Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting and NationalHeritage Barrister Syed Ali Zafar has said session of national andprovincial assemblies shall be called soon after the notification from theElection Commission Pakistan.
The minister was talking to the media here on Sunday. Condemning theattacks on security forces in different parts of the country, he praisedthe role of security forces. He said the nation is indebted to securityforces for their sacrifices in fighting terrorism and maintaining peace andsecurity in the country.
He said the people propagating about pre-poll rigging had been answered bythe voters themselves. The process of the formation of new federal as wellas provincial governments has already been started in light of the verdictgiven by the people. These new governments would represent each citizen ofthe country and enjoy people’s confidence. He said the main aim of orderingthe re-polling in some constituencies, where female turnout remained below10 percent, was to ensure the participation of women in the electoralprocess.
Congratulating the nation on behalf of caretaker Prime Minister Justice(Retd) Nasir-ul-Mulk and his cabinet for holding free, fair and transparentelections, he said the elected representatives should now ensure progressand prosperity of the country.
The minister also congratulated the loosing contestants and appreciatedtheir participation and playing their role in strengthening the democraticprocess. He said July 25 was surely a historic day in country’s history asthe general public had exercised their right to franchise and electingtheir representatives as per their aspirations.
He lauded determination, discipline and commitment of voters forquestioning their representatives of different constituencies during theirelection campaign. Every Pakistani felt pride on it.
He said the general election 2018 had many important features including theoverwhelming participation of female voters in many areas of the countryincluding rural and far flung areas of the country where theirparticipation was not encouraged.
He said overall atmosphere of elections remained peaceful during thepolling process as the whole nation participated in the electoral processconsidering it their national duty.
The minister also expressed dismay and dejection over the loss of innocentlives in terrorist attacks in Peshawar, Mastung, Bannu and Dera Ismael Khanduring election campaign, adding that despite all these cowardly attempts,terrorists could not deter nation’s determination.
He said it is heartening to note that the country has ultimately won. Theformation of the government would be in accordance with the constitution ofIslamic Republic of Pakistan.
The official notification of results would be issued by the ElectionCommission after consolidation of the results. Afterwards the sessions ofNational and Provincial Assemblies would be summoned. He said the Nationaland provincial assemblies would elect speakers, deputy speakers, primeminister and chief ministers after that the caretaker government would beabsolved from its responsibilities.