President Zardari asks CEC to take notice of negative propaganda against him

President Asif Ali Zardari has written a letter to Chief Election Commissioner retired Justice Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim asking him to take notice of negative propaganda against the President. The letter was submitted in the Commission by presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar. The letter says the President respects the courts and he is not involved in politics after judgement of the Lahore High Court. It says the political parties especially PML(N) are criticizing the President. It asks the Chief Election Commissioner to take notice of the propaganda. It said according to the Constitution‚ the President is head of state and a symbol of federation and therefore‚ he cannot respond to the allegations politically.