ATTOCK: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Saturday said the local bodies system has empowered the people at the grassroots level, thus adding confidence to generate development activities as per their needs. He was talking to District Nazim Attock, Maj ® Tahir Sadiq, who called on him here at the Prime Minister House this afternoon. The Prime Minister said that the local bodies system has been designed to facilitate the solution of people’s problems and providing them basic facilities and necessities of life at their doorstep.

Nazim Attock updated the Prime Minister about several development projects relating to the provision of electricity, water, gas, education, health facilities and construction of roads, which he added has brought about a qualitative improvement in the lives of common people in the district.

Maj ® Tahir Sadiq said that Attock is an agricultural area and the district government has taken several initiatives including the development of livestock to increase the income of the farming community.

HAZRO: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has nearly finalised its list of MNAs and MPAs from Punjab who will be interviewed by the party’s parliamentary board, headed by Benazir Bhutto, throughout the next week in London.

In Attock, Sardar Saleem Haider and Sheikh Ahsan were finalised for MNAs.

JAND: President Pakistan Tehreek-e-Istiqlal (TIP) Rehmat Khan Wardag said the short order by the Supreme Court restoring the Chief Justice is the supremacy of law and constitution of the country. Talking to APP here Saturday he said the credit goes to the government that it provided opportunities for stability of democratic institutions and freedom of media which find no example in the past.

Wardag said there was no such example available and this verdict would strengthen the belief of the people in judiciary.

He said that President General Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz had honored the verdict which shows their honor and belief in supremacy of judiciary.

The TIP Chief said that from the very first day it was the stance of Pakistan Tehreek-e-istiqlal that reference against the Chief Justice should not be taken back but verdict and opinion be given.

He said and now it is the responsibility of the judiciary to play its role to take advantage of this impartial environment to the people.