LAHORE: Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Parvez Elahi has said that the judgements given by the country’s judiciary have always raised the prestige of Pakistan in the world.

Speaking to two influential politicians from Okara here on Sunday, Mr Elahi said that sovereign institutions were a guarantee of democracy.

The politicians included Syed Gulzar Hasnain and his son Syed Suleman Hasnain.

Mr Elahi said that the judiciary had always given its verdicts on merit and proved to be instrumental in the development of an independent state.

PML-Q leader urges free, fair elections

“Only timely and cost-efficient justice can help eradicate crime from society,” he asserted.

The PA speaker said that free and fair elections could help a society grow and ensure provision of basic rights to the people. He said the aim of politics was to provide basic facilities to the common man and the poor in a timely manner.

“We provided free emergency services like Rescue-1122 and medicines for immediate and free treatment and provided free books to students and scholarships to female students,” he said, adding that all these projects were instrumental in establishing a welfare state.

During the the PML-Q government in Punjab, Mr Elahi said, patrolling checkposts had been established to control crimes and help people. Similarly, he said, consumer courts had been set up to provide swift and cost-effective justice to people.

The PA speaker said that the foundation of a successful society could be laid by following the ideology of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah.

Speaking on the occasion, Syed Gulzar Hasnain and his son Syed Suleman Hasnain announced joining the PML-Q and said they would contest the local government elections on PML-Q tickets.

Gulzar Hasnain said he was inspired by Mr Elahi’s love and service to the people and decided to join the party.

PML-Q Punjab general secretary and Senator Kamil Ali Agha was also present during the meeting.

Published in Dawn, November 22nd, 2021