ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Thursday vowed to strengthen democracy and institutions in the country by taking along the opposition and thanked them for giving him the vote of confidence. “People have great hope in this parliament and if this parliament again fails to deliver, they will be greatly disappointed,” he said in a speech in the National Assembly.
“That is why we talk of supremacy of parliament. We want institutions to strengthen. We want opposition to strengthen and for this objective we are ready to cooperate with the opposition.”
Prime Minister Gilani said he was grateful to the opposition for supporting the coalition government’s resolution calling for UN probe into Benazir Bhutto’s assassination.
“We want reconciliation and take the house along. When Peoples Party and Pakistan Muslim League can work together then why not the whole house,” he added.
He assured that his government will not victimize any political worker and said he will personally look into such cases.
Referring to provincial matters which were raised by some members, the Prime Minister told the house that in such cases the provincial governments should first be contacted to collect the required information.
The federal government, he added, does not immediately have the relevant information about the provincial matters and asked the advisor to interior ministry to immediately gather details and take remedial measures.
Earlier, Faisal Saleh Hayat from PML (Q) said a new tradition was set by the opposition when they gave vote of confidence to the Prime Minister and added, they gave a “fresh political perspective”.
He called for forgetting the past acrimonies and start a new era for the people of Pakistan where all the initiatives be implemented across the board without the discrimination of treasury or opposition benches.
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