Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Friday that the Senate elections would be held on time, after which the government would present its fifth budget, an unprecedented event in the history of Pakistan.
He said he had indicated some six months ago that some elements were hatching conspiracies against the government to stop the Senate elections, however, in a few days these conspiracies would begin to unfold and the media should patiently wait for the realities behind these conspiracies to be revealed. Gilani also said if any person or party was interested in early elections, they should contact him after the Senate elections. He said he was the longest serving unanimously elected prime minister of Pakistan to date. The premier said would respect the outcome of the Supreme Court move to indict him on contempt charges. “It is our own court. I respect its decisions and will appear before it as and when called,” Gilani told reporters at the Lahore Railway Station after inaugurating the country’s first privately-run train, the Pak Business Express.
He avoided questions about writing a letter to Swiss authorities to reopen graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari and said the matter was sub judice so he could not comment on it. However, he said the government had never intended to confront any institution, nor would it make any such move in future.
Answering a question about the recent increase in petroleum prices, Gilani said it was the duty of regulatory authorities to raise or reduce oil prices according to the prices in the international market. However, he said, this time the government had supported the resolution against the raise in petroleum prices. He said he had arranged a meeting of the finance minister and National Assembly opposition leader and formed a committee to review the price increase, which would give its recommendations in a week’s time.
Talking about Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s claim that a high-ranking personality in Islamabad was involved in the dengue outbreak and the Punjab Institute of Cardiology catastrophe, he said the president had no role in it and being chief executive of the country, he himself always facilitated the Punjab government in combating the outbreak. He pointed out that during his recent visit to Davos, he also discussed the issue with World Health Organisation (WHO) experts and asked them to find a solution to the problem. Later, at the foundation stone laying ceremony of Kala Shah Kaku Toll Plaza in Shahdara, the prime minister said the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) had never compromised on principles and faced every trial bravely. He said dictators came and went but the vision and philosophy of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto would live forever. The PPP, he said, had always made sacrifices for the cause of democracy and to uphold the constitution.
yes you are, unfortunately.
Yes its evolving, and the answer to our problems isn’t removing this govt. The answer is being patient, playing the waiting game. Because lets face it democracy is inherently a waiting game, a game of attrition. It will take decades to have it pick up pace, and slowly make people attuned to its actions. In the meantime these vultures will try and pick us all clean. And might even succeed. But therein lies the problem: If we don’t stick with it, it will NEVER work. If we don’t stick with it…we’ll be diving further into a black hole.
13 feb. ko ye b utar jae ga , court ka faisla is k galay me atka huwa hai ,
and also the most corrupt PM in the history of Pakistan
The most currupt prime minister in the history of pakistan
No
And the most corrupt
serving corruption dishes
u and zardari are shia killer
Pakistan had also suffered for the longest time continously……:(
you have rightly pointed to our misfortune as a nation. rightly said most corrupt consensus PM in hisotry of this unfortunate country.
Yaar yeh Gilani kya cheez hai?
Mr. Prime Minister, [Baat to sach hey magar baat hey ruswai ki ]
You have disappointed the nation. Your actions do not match with your deeds. You are the master of taking back your remarks/observations instantly. Therefore nobody takes you seriously. You failed to deliver. You are your master's voice. Appearing in the court of law as a criminal is not a matter of pride, it is a matter of shame. Instead of appearing in the court, think of some other reasonable options, if you can think. Just try your own mind.
Amjad Husain
Riyadh-Saudi Arabia
Only indicates the enhanced ability of the nation to tolerate Garbage!
He keeps on forgetting the NRO….
Credit goes entirely to Zardari ,the ultimate strategist,who has bribed all the political parties .including the friendly opposition, and successfully managed to perpetuate the most corrupt civilian setup in the history of the nation.The army stands discredited due to misdeeds of its last Chief of Staff,Commando Musharaf whose infamous intervention in civilian administration and subsequent misrule forestalls any new venture by the army.It has now fallen to the Superior Judiciary to fight for civility all alone.
Dont you love that? You people cannot digest a days food without mud slinging at Musharraf.
Mushararraf does not need mudslinging from any side.He can not enter the country he ruled for almost a decade.The only good thing about him is that he established,once for all,the inherent incompetence of any military rule in managing a civil administration. It is another matter that his NRO thrust on the nation an equally rotten civilian setup.The nation deserved neither Musharraf nor Zardari.Let's pray to Allah Almighty that He should forgive our shortcomings and have mercy on us.
The ruling class is continues to rule
and the dummest consensus Pm in the history as wel..
u can make another record
the most longest time serving in jail as a current PM.
what an idiot man and wat an idiot nation to elect this man, nobrainers—multanis.
.. and the worst also !!
A corrupt moron boasting of serving longest tenure as PM speaks about the weakness of democracy.
we are worst nation in the world……………..
Congratulations Mr .Gilani on setting a record. It is a sure sign of Hubris syndrome!
Thank you for being present at the start of business express train in Lahore. It would have been nice if you had visited the victims of the drug scandal in the
hospitals or visited the families of those that have perished.Anyway they can,t vote.
Those who boast live to regret the day.
No doubt Gilani has been the PM for the longest period this gave him ample time to be the most corrupt PM of the world. Congratulations.
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