Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) cannot accept the demands of the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) that are against vital national interests.
"The PPP cannot accept anti-state demands of the MQM. The PPP has always followed the policy of reconciliation but stability of the country could not be put at stake for the sake of party interests," the Daily Times quoted Gilani, as saying.
"The PPP seeks other parties' cooperation for joint efforts to take the country out of the prevailing crises", he added.
Gilani said the formation of the grand alliance against the government was not visible in the near future, and hoped that the MQM would rejoin the coalition government.
"The PPP is not afraid of sitting on opposition benches but this should be done through constitutional means. This is the first democratic government which is going to complete its five-year tenure without any support of a dictator", he said.
He asserted that the opposition had neither a vision nor a programme for betterment of the masses, and claimed that the opponents were scared of the upcoming Senate elections because they did not want the PPP to acquire majority and form the government.
"It (the opposition) has been trying to create hurdles so that the PPP could not to get maximum seats in the Senate. We welcome all the positive steps from the opposition side," he said. ANI
