Islamabad—Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that PPP
has decided not to create more provinces as we do not want to
destabilize the country.
Talking to newsmen after addressing the convocation of Islamabad
Model College for Women F-10/2 here Friday, he said Pakistan is
passing through most difficult situation in the history. The Prime
Minister said Pakistan is a frontline state and is fighting against
terrorism. He said the country is also facing the challenges of
economy and loadshedding and we have to focus on strengthen of the
country, federation and the economy.
Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said talking about more provinces would
create pandora box. He said without the constitutional amendment no
province can be created and this is not the right time for the
constitutional amendment and even the parties are not united in this
regard. He said that the Government has decided to not increase the
number of provinces in the prevailing situation.
Gilani said Pakistan wants friendly relations with all its
neighbouring countries including India, Iran and Afghanistan.
To a question about his upcoming meeting with Indian Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh at Sharm-e-Sheikh, he said it a positive step and
expressed the hope that confidence building measures like these will
yield positive results.
To a question about the military operation, the Prime Minister said
the security forces by rendering great sacrifices have cleared many
of the areas of militants and cantonments will be established in
Swat and Buner to ensure permanent presence of the military there.
He said steps will also be taken for the capacity building of the
police force and good governance will be ensured so that the
extremist elements do not crop up again.
Answering a question about US operation in Helmand province of
Afghanistan, he said he talked with the French delegation yesterday
and already conveyed to the US Congressmen that bringing more troops
in Afghanistan will destabilize situation in Balochistan. He said
they had assured that they will not let the extremists and
terrorists to cross into Pakistani territory and destabilize the
situation.
Earlier, addressing the ceremony the Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza
Gilani said that the government is fully alive to the importance of
education and striving hard to enhance literacy rate in the country.
