NewsSunday, March 09, 2008
Peace top priority, says Asfandyar
PESHAWAR: Awami National Party (ANP) central president Asfandyar Wali has said that the restoration of peace in the province must be the NWFP Government’s top priority. He was of the view that progress in the province was impossible without peace. Talking to journalists during a luncheon hosted by the chief minister-designate Amir Haidar Hoti in honour of his party’s elected members of the provincial assembly (MPAs) here on Saturday, Asfandyar said that the National Assembly meeting should be convened without any further delay. He said that during his talks with Asif Zardari the two had agreed on a new name for the NWFP. He said they were in contact with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) over the issue of government formation in the NWFP. staff report
Courtesy Daily Times