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Saturday, April 30, 2011
Punjab govt won’t be destabilised: PM
* Gilani says talks with PML-Q underway and president will announce final outcome in this regard
* Government committed to pursuing policy of reconciliation
MULTAN: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) was not a part of any attempt to destabilise democratic government in the past nor will it ever do it now, said Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani as he made it clear that no attempt would be made to destabilise the Punjab government.
The prime minister brushed aside the assumptions that any attempt was being made on part of the PPP to weaken the Punjab government, saying it was the PPP that put an end to the outdated tradition of destabilising the governments. He said his government was committed to pursuing the policy of reconciliation, and recalled that the PPP had formed coalition governments in Sindh, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and at the Centre.
“The coalition in Punjab and the Centre did not last for some reasons. But we did not let it reach serious proportion. And I want to make it clear that no attempt would be made to destabilise the Punjab government,” said the prime minister while addressing a gathering of industrialists at the Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI).
Gilani said the PPP consulted all political forces in Sindh and Karachi in the spirit of reconciliation, including the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Pakistan Muslim League-Functional, Awami National Party and others, and addressed the issues relating to law and order. The premier said the government was moving towards a new alliance and consulting all the parties to resolve the problems facing the nation.
Gilani said the talks with the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid were underway and President Asif Ali Zardari would announce the final outcome in this regard. He strongly supported the government’s reconciliation policy which, he said, would bring about political and economic stability in the country. “Political stability will ensure prosperity in the country,” he averred.
Gilani, to a media query after inaugurating the widening, improvement and construction of the Qasim Bela Link Road to Aviation Chowk, said the government had taken a stance on the drone attacks and presented its point of view before parliament.
The government, he said, was also in contact with friendly countries to muster support to stop the drone attacks.
He said he believed that Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was innocent. The reference of Bhutto case had been sent to the Supreme Court to correct the record, he added.
He asserted that dictators had made amendments in the constitution to strengthen their one-man rule.
About his recent visit to Afghanistan, he said that Pakistan would support the Afghan policy, formulated by the Afghan government for the interests of that country. However, he added that a final decision in this regard would be taken by the core group of Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United States.
On the recent Pakistan-India talks, he said the dialogue at secretary-level was moving forward successfully and hoped for a better outcome.
About electricity shortage, he said an energy conference would be convened and chief ministers of the four provinces would discus the steps to overcome the crisis. app
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk