Its now been an year since Zardari has become the president of Pakistan and it has been an year to remember. When Zardari assumed the office of president, Pakistan was faced with numerous challenges on various fronts. I would analyse the achievements of President Zardari in this period:

First of all on the political scene, there was great uncertainty about the longevity of the democratic regime. There were rumours that the system would collapse in next six months, but due to wise decision making by the Zardari the system not only survived the initial hiccups but is now on the move. Its a great achievement in itself to get rid of Musharraf's anarchic rule; but what makes it an exceptional performance has been the smooth functioning of the democratic institutions since the departure of Musharraf. Musharraf used to boast of himself that only he could keep Pakistan afloat; but that proved to be a mere hoax. Zardari has taken along all the political parties while taking decision on any national issue, the most recent example being the army operation in Swat. Judges were restored through an executive order and country was saved from another round on political wrangling. Mr. Shahbaz Sharif has been allowed by the supreme court to work as the C.M. Punjab; the cases of Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif have been discarded by the discord. Thus the president has a reconciliatory mindset rather than a vindictive mind.

Secondly on the law and order front, when Zardari took office law and order situation was pathetic. There were suicide bombings occuring every other day even in the heart of the Federal and Provincial Capitals. Zardari took stock of the situation and a grand strategy was evolved for the army operation. As a result of the success of this operation we see that now there is a considerable improvement in the security situation in the country. All the political parties were taken into confidence regarding the Swat operation. Foreign investment will come only if there is better law and order situation. Thanks to the leadership provided by Zardari, it is now a dream come true that Pakistan has been saved from the most ferocious of the terrorists; those terrorists who killed our armed forces, our children, our men and women. Its has been a great victory against those terrorists who maligned the name os Islam for their nefarious designs. Islam has no relationship with wanton killing and brutality. we salute the armed forces of Pakistan who laid down their lives to save the future generations of Pakistan.

Thirdly on the economic front; When Zardari assumed presidency the economic was in a shambles. The country was faced with the chance of going bankrupt on its debt repayments. But thanx to the excellent decision making by those at the helm of affairs now the economy is back on track; but not on the move yet. Pakistan had to engage itself in an IMF programme. Zardari toured the world and told the world powers that Pakistan has sacrificed a lot for the world peace, now its the turn of big powers to help Pakistan. As a result of his efforts big powers promised to give Pakistan millions of dollars.

I hope the members would agree with my views.