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LONDON, April 18 (APP)âThe head of Pakistan National Workers party and eminent jurist Abid Hasan Minto has advocated the need for the training of workers and activists by the respective political parties to ensure the consolidation of the democracy in the south Asian country.
Minto, a former President of Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association as well as of Lahore High Court Bar Association, was addressing a gathering here last night in the East London locality of Walthamstow, where he analysed the current political situation in the country.
He spoke of the successful culmination of the lawyers movement which finally led to the restoration of the judiciary sacked by the former President Pervez Musharraf in November 2007 and the return to democracy in the aftermath of February 18 Parliamentary elections.
However, he said in order to consolidate and fortify democracy a lot needs to be done. Minto argued that it was essential for the political parties to train their workers in such a manner to strengthen democracy and at the same time widen their horizon regarding domestic, regional and global situation.
He said only those political parties could be successful who are able to convey their message among the masses in a effective way through their party cadres.
The seasoned lawyer said though the legal community had achieved its immediate objective of reâinstating the deposed judiciary, they also need to continue their efforts for a uniformed legal system throughout the country.
The problems facing Pakistan, he continued, could be surmounted through the collective efforts and the will of all the political parties represented currently in the Parliament where all issues must be debated thoroughly.
Minto noted the importance of parliamentary system and said the power must emanate from it. He called for measures to stop the spread of talibanisation and the reâkindling of QuaidâeâAzam message of a progressive and tolerant society which he delivered to the Constituent Assembly in 1947.
On the regional situation, he spoke of the longâterm presence of the NATO and American troops in Afghanistan and was of the view that the region will remain unstable for a unforeseeable future due to the vested interests of the concerned parties.
Prof. Mohammad Amin Mughal, writer and journalist, also spoke on the occasion. | 
