ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain met veterans of Pakistan movement on Wednesday and urged political parties to avoid point scoring on mega development projects like China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

The president sought recommendations from the veterans of Pakistan movement as to how the country could get rid of various problems it’s facing.

The president was quoted as saying: “The projects for the country’s development and stability are not for any party or a group but for the whole nation.”

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A senior official in the presidency told Dawn that veterans of Pakistan Movement endorsed the president’s point of view that no one should indulge in political point scoring on mega development projects.

The meeting focused on the issues of rampant corruption and poor education facilities in the country.

Naik Naqeeb Ullah, 108, was among the veterans of Pakistan Movement who came to the presidency. He was called a ‘hero’ of a war fought against Dogra Raj in 1947.

Others who attended the meeting, included former president Muhammad Rafiq Tarar, Adviser to Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, former Speaker National Assembly Ilahi Baksh Soomro, former Deputy Speaker National Assembly Zafar Ali Shah, Col retired Dr. Jamshed Ahmad Tareen, Dr Rafiq Ahmad, retired Justice Mian Mehboob Ahmad, Jamal Muhammad Khan, Azad Bin Hyder, Abdul Aziz Qureshi, Salar Haji Abdul Ghani, retired Justice Khalilur Rehman, retired Col Muhammad Salem Malik and Mustafa Kamal Pasha.

Published in Dawn, May 21st, 2015

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