LAHORE : Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Saturday said that the country needs tolerance and harmony, besides a healthy and robust economy for across the board socio-economic development. Raja Pervaiz said that recently New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern also paid homage to BB Shaheed for her services for democracy. He appreciated that like the 1973 Constitution, 18th Amendment was also approved with the consent of all parties. PPP Secretary General Farhatullah Babar said that after a consensus based Constitution, 18th Amendment was another milestone, which was given by the PPP. He said that former president Asif Ali Zardari surrendered his powers in favour of prime minister and the parliament.

Source: The Nation May 29, 2022 13:24 UTC