ISLAMABAD, Nov 23: President Gen Pervez Musharraf urged the opposition parties on Saturday not to make the Legal Framework Order (LFO) controversial as it will create new complications for the country.

“In the first place I don’t want to comment on the LFO as it is a legal issue, but I would certainly ask the politicians that they should avoid making it controversial as it will complicate every thing,” he further stated.

Talking to reporters at Aiwan-i-Sadr after administering oath of office to the prime minister and his 21-member cabinet, Gen Musharraf said the new parliamentarians should look ahead to serve Pakistan and its poor people rather than indulging in controversies.

“Pakistan will suffer if they (politicians) do not think alike,” the president warned, adding that he wanted that the new assembly should complete its five years term. “This is my advice to the new members to impart their duties honestly and dedicatedly and should do every thing on merit,” he said. “We did not favour anyone and did everything on merit and this is what I would be expecting from the new government.”

He said he would be extending all possible cooperation to the prime minister and his cabinet. “But then they will have to work under certain national strategy to serve their motherland better.”

“I expect that all my development projects which were initiated during the last three years will be completed by the new government,” the president said.

He said the new government should follow his policies.” But they could make certain amendments in the policies which had been given by my government,” he said, hoping that development strategy and the spirit of his three-year policies would remain unchanged.

Answering to a question the president said he had presented himself for accountability and now the members of the new government should offer themselves for accountability. “Everybody is accountable,” he said.

Asked how was he feeling now, he said: “I feel better and more relaxed today because I am giving my responsibilities to the new prime minister.”

Prime Minister Jamali, he said, was an experienced politician who could run his government effectively aimed at serving the people.

Pakistan, he pointed out, needed to be progressed in every field. “I will be giving folders to all the ministers so that they could have certain idea about the development work that has taken place so far.”