MULTAN : Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said on Friday that other Divisions including Bahawalpur, would be consulted on the issue of creation of a new province.
He was talking to the media after inaugurating the widening, improvement and construction of the Qasim Bela link road to Aviation Chowk, costing Rs 61 million.On a question about Seraiki province, the PM said that he had already announced making it part of the PPP manifesto at a public gathering in Jalalpur Pirwala. However, he said other divisions including Bahawalpur would be taken into confidence on the issue. The Prime Minister said that not even a single political force was opposing the creation of a new province in the region.
He said the talks with PML-Q were underway and President Asif Ali Zardari would announce about the final outcome in this regard.
He strongly supported the reconciliation policy of government which would bring about economic stability in the country. “Political stability will ensure prosperity in the country. Our reconciliation policy will also set a precedent for next governments,” he added.
To a question on drone attacks, the Prime Minister said the government had taken a stance on the attacks and presented its point of view before Parliament. “The government is also in contact with friendly countries to muster support to stop the drone attacks,” he added.
He said people were against the attacks which were causing loss of precious human lives in the country. About shooting down of the drones, Gilani disagreed with the questioner and said the government was committed to resolving the issue through talks.
About his recent visit to Afghanistan, he said that Pakistan would support the Afghan policy, formulated by the Afghan government for the interst of that country. However, he added a final decision in this regard would be taken by the Core Group of Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United States.
On the recent Pakistan-India talks, he said they had picked pace by virtue of cricket diplomacy. He said the dialogue at secretaries level was moving forward successfully and hoped for a better outcome.
On electricity shortage, he said an energy conference would be convened and chief ministers of the four provinces would discus the steps to overcome the crisis. “We will try to finalize a better load management strategy”, he said, adding the energy crisis was affecting agriculture and industrial sectors badly.
In-charge PM Camp Office in Multan, Syed Ahmad Mujtaba Gilani, MPA Abdul Qadir Gilani, MPA Nazim Hussain Shah, Senator Salahuddin Dogar, MPA Ahmad Hussain Dehar, MPA Malik Amir Dogar, PM’s Media Coordinator, Khawaja Rizwan Alam and other PPP office-bearers were also present. APP
