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| Pakistan not a failed state: Gilani | |
| 2009-09-05 | |
The prime minister said that 'the terrorists are on the run after the Army operation in Malakand in which personnel of armed forces and law enforcing agencies gave immense sacrifices.' 'Nato forces are fighting in Afghanistan for last five and a half years but Pakistan's armed forces sucessfully carried out the operation against extremists and terrorists in Malakand in eight weeks,' he said. The prime minister made these remarks while speaking at an iftar dinner hosted by Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad Khan on Friday evening at Governor House. Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah, Federal Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira, Provincial Ministers, Senators, MNAs, MPA also attended. Prime Minister Gilani vowed that the PPP government, which came into power after the February 2008 elections, will complete its five year constitutional term and anti-democratic forces would never succeed in weakening the government. 'We will never compromise on principles, pursuing policy of reconciliation, coalition governments in the centre and provinces are working satisfactorily. After assuming power we made the Charter of Democracy, signed by Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, as the basis and had talks with Nawaz Sharif for reconciliation. We are strengthenng all institutions for good governance and giving all power to the people,' he stressed. He said a committeee formed through a unanimous resolution in the National Assembly was studying amendments to restore the 1973 Constitution. 'We accepted recommedations of the commitee on Balochistan and are workng to implement it. Frontier Crimes Regulation FCR was amended and allowed political parties to extend their activities in the tribal areas of the country.' 'We gave internal autonomy, sovereignty to Gilgit Baltistan which was a long standing demand of its people but this does not mean that we have forgotten the Kashmir issue. We will continue to give moral and diplomatic suport to the Kashmiri people,' he said Gilani stated that load shedding was occuring because no new power project was executed in the last nine years. He recalled Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto in her tenure in 1994 invited Independent Power Producers IPPs to overcome power shortage. He said that nearly 50 per cent of power generation capacity now in the country is due to IPPs set up in 1994-96. 'We have accepted the challenge of load shedding and implementing short, medium and long term policies. Short term policies will achieve results in six months to one year, medium in two to three years. In long term Basha dam and Thar coal fired stations will help. There is no magic lamp to overcome power shortage,' he said. The prime minister also said that Local Government is a provincial subject and a summary was sent to President Asif Ali Zardari in this regard who sent it to the Ministry of Law & Justice for further legal opinion. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Send us money" What do you think 9/11/2001 was? |
| Posted by: ed 2009-09-05 13:50 |
| #3 Prove your not a Failed State! |
| Posted by: 3dc 2009-09-05 12:21 |
| #2 'Nato forces are fighting in Afghanistan for last five and a half years but Pakistan's armed forces sucessfully carried out the operation against extremists and terrorists in Malakand in eight weeks,' It's always easier when you have the address where you've been sending the support-checks. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2009-09-05 09:33 |
| #1 "We're past 'failed state'. Send us money" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-09-05 08:02 |