Pakistan always told US unilateral actions were unacceptable: PM
ISLAMABAD, Oct 3 (APP): Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Monday said the government had always reacted to the negative messages of United States (US) and after the May 2 incident he told Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that unilateral actions like Abbottabad were unacceptable. Responding to various points raised by Leader of the Opposition Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan, the Prime Minister told the National Assembly that he had warned the US in 2009 that electricity shortage in Pakistan could result in riots and if they (US) wanted friendship with the latter they should help resolve its energy issue.
Prime Minister Gilani said that Pakistan was in more of a need of civil nuclear technology deal, while the US signed the agreement with India.        
 He said he could have summoned a joint sitting of Parliament on the issue but he opted to call an all parties conference so that the participation of political parties, who had boycotted the previous polls, could be ensured on this important matter.
The Prime Minister said if some political parties were neglected in the APC that could be an error.
“We had invited political parties from Balochistan but some of them excused from participation while some of them told us that they were morally with us,” he said. Appreciating the role of political parties, the Prime Minister said that the unanimous resolution of all parties conference sent a good message to the world that the Pakistani nation was united on integrity and national issues of the country.
 He said the implementation of the resolutions of Parliament would be ensured. A parliamentary committee has been constituted to monitor the implementation of these resolutions, he added.
 He said the Parliament was supreme and the army could not play the role assigned for the political parties. The Parliament has made policies and will be making the same, he stressed.
 He said that instructions have been issued to resolve the issue of circular debt, which is causing electricity shortages.
 An inter-ministerial committee headed by Finance Minister has held numerous meetings to resolve the issue of payments to various departments and the provincial governments will also be consulted to find a solution. The inter-ministerial committee will present its recommendations to the federal cabinet soon, he added.
 About the law and order situation of Karachi, the Prime Minister said he chaired a provincial cabinet meeting in the Sindh capital. It was the mandate of provincial government to maintain the law and order and he had directed that an across the board action should be taken against criminals without consideration of party affiliations, he added.
 Karachi is peaceful now because of the government actions without any discrimination, he said.
 The Prime Minister said Karachi was extremely important as it was the economic hub and without economic stability there could not be political stability.
 Gilani said he visited the flood hit districts in Sindh province and directed all the government representatives to provide relief to the affected people.
 He said after the damage need assessment the rehabilitation of affected people would be started.         
 The Prime Minister assured the House that the next elections would be held in a free and fair manner as the Pakistan People’s Party did not  desire to come into power from the back door.
 The government is extending full support to the Public Accounts Committee of the National Assembly, he added.
 About the restructuring of public sector organizations, he said eight organizations, including the Pakistan International Airlines and Pakistan Steel Mills had been identified and report in that regard would also be placed before the parliament.
 The Prime Minister said the politicians should correct their perception about corruption as various democratic governments were removed in the past on such charges.