President Asif Ali Zardari. — Photo by Reuters

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has appealed to the people and all political parties to offer special prayers on Wednesday after Zuhr prayers for the flood victims in Sindh and other parts of the country.

In a message issued from London on Tuesday, the president also urged the people to pray for those suffering from dengue fever and other ailments.

According to his spokesperson, the president said these are testing times that call for demonstrating unity and rising above the political considerations.

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