Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday asked the deputy speaker to prolong the National Assembly session, and called on parliamentarians to form a consensus national security policy to fight terrorism and extremism after thorough discussions in the light of recommendations prepared by the Parliamentary Committee on National Security. The session was scheduled to be prorogued for an indefinite period on Friday, but the deputy speaker adjourned the House until Monday on the prime minister's request.
"I want this policy [tabled] before the president's visit to the US next month ... this should be a purely indigenous policy defining the limitations of the government in the war on terror," Gilani told the House. He said that he would also take the policy to the cabinet for approval.
Gilani said that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief (PML-N) Nawaz Sharif had written to him a letter suggesting the government convene a national conference of all the stakeholders to discuss the current situation in light of reports on the spread of Talibanisation.
"PML-Quaid President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain also talked to me over the telephone for this purpose," he said, adding that he was considering convening the proposed conference soon.
About the law and order situation in the country and the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation -- Gilani said the government would review its policy if the Taliban failed to uphold their side of the Swat agreement.
"I will also take all parties, including the Muttahida Qaumi Movement ... into confidence over this issue."
Earlier, Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Babar Awan said leaders of major parties would be together 'very soon' in the best interest of the country.
Parallel system: Separately, a high-level meeting on Friday night decided that the government would not let the Taliban run a parallel system in the country. The meeting -- which was presided over by President Asif Ali Zardari -- reviewed the security situation in NWFP.
Sources said the leadership was of the view that the 'tipping point has been reached', as the attitude of the Taliban was creating misperceptions about the country.