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Judicial crisis to be sorted
out in parliament: PM
Sharafat Kazmi
Islamabad—The Prime Minister, Syed Yusuf Raza Gillani, has said the
judicial crisis will be sorted out in the parliament.
The Prime Minister, talking to a delegation of notables from
different parts of the country, said his government will take along
all the political forces while making the important decisions.
“To every wrong there is a remedy. There is no problem in the world
which does not have a solution. We will create bridges not walls,”
he said.
Prime Minister Gillani reiterated that as promised earlier, the
government would remove the concurrent list within a year and give
provincial autonomy to all the federating units.
“As Shaheed Zulfiqar Bhutto said, the power lies with the people. We
have come into power not for the sake of power.
“We will serve the people who have given us the mandate.”
Prime Minister Gillani said National Assembly was the supreme body
of country to whom the prime minister, ministers and all the members
were answerable.
He said he has directed all the federal ministers to fix a day to
meet the general public and when they go to their respective
constituencies hold ‘open kutcheries’ and remain available to the
people.
The Prime Minister said people are pinning great hopes in the
government and he will do his best to come upto their expectations.
“We will do everything in the greater national interest and come up
to people’s expectations,” he added.
Prime Minister Gilani said in his first address to the National
Assembly he talked of the people of Pakistan. “We have restored the
labour unions. We will strengthen the institutions,” he said. He
said he firmly believes that the government which has the popular
backing is always successful.
“When there is people’s power behind our back, the institutions will
not only work but also gain strength.” Speaking about the economic
crisis, he said the main cause was the power shortage on which the
government was working to find a solution.
“I have great faith in my team who have the will to move forward,”
he added.
The Prime Minister said as many people say, in the absence of a
strong opposition, the press has the responsibility to point out
their shortcomings.
This, he added, will help the government and its functionaries to
rectify their faults and serve the people in a better way.
The Prime Minister strongly stressed the importance of maintaining
law and order which he said leads to economic stability.
He said there is a strong need to create the middle class in
Pakistan.
“The absence of middle class ultimately leads to revolution. We want
that there should be a middle class in the country.”
On a suggestion from one of the delegates, the Prime Minister said
there was a serious flaw in the image of Pakistan which needs to be
corrected.
For this purpose, he said, a think tank will be created but stressed
the need for bringing a change in the popular thinking.
“As a nation we are divided on the basis of region, religion or
caste. We should feel proud as Pakistanis,” he said.
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