Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that the national interest
should be kept above every thing by all the political parties.
He said
that the Government’s policy of reconciliation will continue and the
genuine grievances of the MQM will be addressed to keep the coalition
intact, adding that his party would try to win cooperation of other
political parties in Azad Jammu and Kashmir as well.
The Prime Minister expressed these views while talking to Chaudhry
Shujaat Hussain and the Senior Minister Chaudhry Pevez Elahi who called
on him at PM’s House here on Monday.
The Prime Minister appreciated cooperation of the leadership of the
PML (Q) for their efforts to reconcile other political parties and
their recent meeting with the Prime Minister of AJ&K Sardar Atiq
Ahmed Khan in this context. He said that reconciliatory politics is
need of the time to keep the Nation united and focused on solution of
the major national issues confronting the people.
The Prime Minister said that the recent elections will go a long way
for winning the fundamental rights of the people of Kashmir. He
observed that the public mandate given to PPP AJK will pave the way for
solution of Kashmir dispute according to the wishes of the Kashmiri
people. He appreciated PML (Q)’s reconciliatory role in politics and
their keen interest in keeping other coalition partners on board.
Both the senior leaders of PML (Q) congratulated the Prime Minister
on victory of the Pakistan Peoples Party Azad Jammu & Kashmir in a
free, fair and transparent elections.
They appreciated the Government’s politics of reconciliation and
suggested the Prime Minister to address the grievances of MQM and work
out all the possibilities to keep the coalition intact.
They also suggested to the Prime Minister that the politics of
reconciliation may be extended to AJ&K as well. They apprised the
Prime Minister about their recent meeting with the AJK Prime Minister
Sardar Atiq Ahmed Khan. SANA
