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Friday, February 03, 2012
PM says he respects court, will appear on 13thISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Thursday he respected the Supreme Court’s decision and would appear in court on February 13. “I appeared in the apex court last time and will do the same on the next hearing also,” Gilani said in the National Assembly while responding to the speech of opposition leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan. Commenting on the 20th Constitutional Amendment lying with the House, PM Gilani said the government wanted to strengthen the institutions. “We have done unprecedented work to strengthen the country’s institutions and would consider the proposals of the opposition in this regard.” Responding to the opposition leader’s demand to exercise authority over the intelligence agencies, referring to the killing of four people in their custody, Gilani said all institutions needed to work under their constitutional domains, and that they were all answerable to parliament. staff report
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