Yusuf Raza Gilani says there should be no running commentary on judicial commission probing polls
Former Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that the Afghan government has assured all the cooperation for the recovery of his son as well as the son of former Punjab governor Salman Taseer.
Talking to media persons at MultanAirport on return from a visit to Afghanistan, Gilani said that he and former president Asif Ali Zardari had gone to Afghanistan to congratulate President Ashraf Ghani and the new Afghan government.
He said during the meetings, recovery of the kidnapped people also came under discussion and the Afghan leaders assured their full cooperation. He said according to intelligence reports, his son Ali Haider Gilani and Salman Taseer’s son Shahbaz Taseer are in Afghanistan.
ON MIRZA:
Asked about Zulfiqar Mirza, the former prime minister said the confrontation was not a new one. However, he said it is a non issue and the decision is to be made by the court.
Gilani said on return from Kabul, he met National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq and requested him to provide security to Dr Fehmida Mirza according to her status and former post.
ON 2013 POLLS:
To a question, Gilani said that PPP had already declared the 2013 elections as those of ROs but accepted the results. He said those leaving the PPP are “seasonal birds” and their departure would not affect the party. He said there should be no running commentary on the investigation of the Judicial Commission.
ON BUDGET:
Moreover, Gilani demanded of the federal government to provide relief to the common man, farmers, labourers and government employees in the next budget. He said he has spoken to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and asked him to complete the unfinished projects that were launched during the PPP government including Multan-Faisalabad Motorway and CancerHospital.
The former Prime Minister expressed his grief over the Naltar Helicopter tragedy and said they share the grief of the bereaved families.
He also welcomed the appointment of Rafiq Rajwana as governor and hoped that he would play a role to remove the backwardness of Southern Punjab.