Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Saturday once again found shelter in the “Seraiki province” to counter corruption allegations against his family, including his son Ali Musa Gilani, who has been involved in the Rs 7 billion ephedrine quota scam, saying Bahwalpur could be made the capital of the new province. In a public rally in Rahim Yar Khan, Gilani said problems of the Seraiki people could not be resolved unless a separate Seraiki province was not created. Gilani met some nationalist Seraiki leaders of Bahawalpur, including Makhdoom Ahmed Mehmood and the Nawab of Bahawalpur. During the meeting, Gilani suggested that Bahawalpur might be made the capital of the proposed Seraiki or south Punjab instead of Multan.
