President Dr Arif Alvi has said that all state institutions and media should endeavour to create enabling environment for setting up a government which was truly representative of the people of Pakistan.The president while addressing the 5th Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) Business Excellence Awards ceremony,at Aiwan-e-Sadr, said the truly representative government should reflect their aspirations and hopes of the people to ensure political and economic stability needed for the promotion of business, trade and investment in the country.

The president said that Pakistan could rise within a decade if it strengthened its democracy, established a government that was truly representative of its people aspirations,and its leadership made the right decisions, curbed corruption, upheld justice and promoted human rights.He said that consultative institutions, trade and investment, and passion were the key ingredients for any nation to become prosperous.

He said that in addition to making the right decisions, and implementing dynamic policies, Pakistan needed to curb corrupt practices if it was to become a peaceful, prosperous, progressive and respectable country in the comity of nations.President Alvi said that Pakistan needed to maintain cordial relations with all of its international partners and avoid becoming parties to divisive politics in international relations.

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