ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Thursday said it is upto the coalition partners and the parliament to decide about the impeachment of the President. Talking to reporters at the Convention Centre after addressing a symposium, he said the government was strictly following the constitution and law. He said Pakistan Peoples Party and its coalition partners have complete harmony though they have their own programmes and manifestoes.
Replying to a question, he said no one should doubt government’s intention on restoration of judges as the delay was only due to some modalities which are yet to be worked out.
“Together we went to jails and launched movement for restoration of Iftikhar Chaudhry. The PPP gave many sacrifices....you can’t doubt our sincerity.”
About reports of government planning to remove subsidies on oil and other basic needs, he said oil and food prices have increased globally and is not affecting Pakistan alone. “The subsidy on oil should have been removed gradually by the previous government which was not done,” he added.
On the question of filling the vacant ministerial slots in the cabinet, Prime Minister Gilani in a lighter vein said: “They are vacant as they (resigning PML ministers) will come back.”
The government, he added, was determined to overcome the issues of judiciary, inflation and shortage of electricity as people have overwhelmingly voted for them.
“We will give them the solution of all these problems as we have accepted them as challenges.”
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