Elections are best form of accountability:Federal Cabinet

Lahore: Caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Arif Nizami said Saturday that elections were best form of accountability as the masses judge the performance of the governments through power of ballot.

Replying to media persons questions after briefing the media about the decisions of the cabinet here he said that mandate of the caretaker government was to hold free and fair elections. “Unfortunately in the past some caretaker governments indulged in witch hunting in the name of accountability but the present caretaker set is not of that type which used to victimize certain parties to settle scores with them”,said the minister.

Nizami said that the government was providing level playing field to every political party to run their respective election campaigns.
However, he said some parties were not running their election campaign in the Punjab Province which is there own choice.

He termed the attak on Pakistani prisoner in Jammu jail as condemnable act and urged the Indian government to take measures for the protection of Pakistani prisoners. He said attack on Indian prisoner in Kot Lakhpat jail was not pre planned and the government of Pakistan had provided every type of facilities to his family to
visit and see his condition. About state funereal given to Sirbejeet Singh in India,he said it was the interal issue of India and he will not comment on it.

He also condemned killing of prosecutor, Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and said inquiry has been ordered in this regard and the culprits will be brought to book.

To a question about renaming a National Services and Regulations Division,he said that all the institutions being brought under the newly formed Health Coordination and Regulation Division were already under the federal government and no violation of 18th amendment has been made.