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Judiciary’s revival with allies consensus: Gilani
Announces liberal funding for medical colleges
Multan—The issue of revival of superior court judges
will be taken with consensus of the coalition partners, said Prime
Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani here Monday.
Talking to journalists after inaugurating the new building of the
Islamic Studies Department at the Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU)
the Prime Minister said Maulana Fazlur Rahman and other allies are
members of the committee on independence of the judiciary and any
decision would be taken with consensus and there are no differences
among them on the issue.
To a question he said MQM enjoys a substantial political support in
Karachi, that is why it has been included in the Sindh cabinet and
the PML-N has no reservations on this coalition.
Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said the PPP will take along all its
coalition partners to steer the country out of the challenges it is
facing today.
He said to maintain law and order is our first priority as without
it progress is not possible.
Governor Punjab Lt Gen (R) Khalid Maqbool, Vice Chancellor Dr
Muhammad Zafarullah and secretary higher education Punjab Ms Arifa
Saboohi were also present.
Earlier, the Prime Minister laid the foundation-stone of institute
of veterinary sciences and University Gillani Law College at the BZU.
Addressing a ceremony at the Bahauddin Zekria University, Prime
Minister Gilani announced setting up of a Medical College and a
foreign engineering college in affiliation with the university.
He also laid the foundation stone for new building of the Gilani Law
college that will be completed at a cost of Rs 350 million by April
2009, besides funds for setting up the Veterinary Sciences college
at a cost of Rs 480 million.
Currently 12,000 students, including 100 Ph.Ds are getting education
through seven faculties of the University, that was established in
1975.
The Prime Minister said currently the country was facing serious
challenges of energy shortage, poverty and inadequate health
facilities. He said the new democratic government was committed to
addressing all these issues on priority.
He said his government was also committed to increasing the per acre
yield, provide better health and education facilities, improve the
law and order and make Pakistan a self-sufficient country in all
respects.
“Our coalition team is working day and night, collecting data and
preparing working papers, and we will be able to resolve all these
issues,” he said. He said education provided an environment that
encouraged free exchange of ideas and creative interaction.
While addressing a ceremony at the auditorium of Institute of
Management Sciences, BZU, the PM also announced to offer funding for
Bio-technology institute, and construction of Gilani Law College
that was set up by his family elders in 1971. “Promoting the cause
of education runs through my blood,” said the PM while addressing
the ceremony after laying the foundation stone of Institute of
Veterinary Sciences, University Gillani Law College and inaugurating
the recently completed building of Islamic Studies department at the
university.
PM said, his elders have offered a humble contribution to promote
education and added he will also offer all out support to efforts
aimed at promoting education standards and facilities. —APP
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