President wants better working relationship with new government: Spokeperson

ISLAMABAD, March 18 (APS): President Pervez Musharraf wants better working relationship with the forthcoming government for stability and prosperity of the country,said spokesman Major General® Rashid Qureshi.
Talking to mediapersons at Sports Gala held by Apples’ The Grooming School here on Tuesday, the spokesman said President Pervez Musharraf wished that newly elected assembly should complete its tenure and democracy flourish in the country.
He said President Pervez Musharraf fully respected the peoples’ mandate given to the parties in general elections. He said he President had fulfilled his promise to hold free and fair elections.
To a question, he said the National Assembly session for election of the Prime Minister would be called immediately whenever the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs sends a summary to the President.
“Rumours regarding any delay in convening the NA session for election of the prime minister is baseless,” he said.
Later, Caretaker Minister for Women Development Barrister Shahida Jamil in her speech called for making concrete efforts to promote extra-curricula activities among students to enable them develop a balanced personality.
Besides studies, she said, the students as builders of the nation should keep themselves fit to discharge their future duties.
She stressed the need for taking sincere steps to attain socio-economic development She praised the school for promoting quality education and working hard to enable its students become good citizens of the country.
Later, she distributed awards among the winning students and appreciated their outstanding performance in different events.
Director of the school, Naheed Qureshi highlighted achievements of the institution and said increase in enrollment of students was a proof of its success.