KARACHI, Dec 30: President Asif Ali Zardari has asked PPP leaders and legislators to prepare for general elections to be held after two years and said that legislators should spend more time in their constituencies and ensure implementation of development schemes.

At a meeting held here late Wednesday night, the president said the government was about to complete three years in office and now everyone needed to concentrate on solving people’s problems within the given resources.

Referring to grievances of coalition partners, particularly the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Mr Zardari said the government would take them along and their grievances would be addressed.

He said that the problems being faced by the country could be solved only with the policy of reconciliation.

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