Govt to complete constitutional term, says Gilani       
LAHORE, Jan 02 (APP)- Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani  said here   on Sunday that the government was not  in a crisis and it would complete its constitutional term.Talking to media at the Walima ceremony  of the son of Jamaat-e-Islami leader Liaquat Baloch,He said that the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) would move ahead and take along all its coalition partners.To a question, the Prime Minister said that PML-N Chief Mian Nawaz Sharif had always shown political sagacity on all issues of national importance and he  wanted to strengthen democracy in the country.
Gilani said  Nawaz Sharif would not  let derailment of the democratic  to occur.He  said Pakistan Muslim League-N  has an important role to play in the parliament.
Gilani said that PPP and PML-N could not be merged  since they had different ideology and manifestos. However,PML-N had played a positive role in the parliament on all national issues including passage of 18th and 19th amendment bills as well as on the issue of 7th the NFC Award, he maintained.
To a query about the  Jamiat Ulema Islam (JUI) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s demand that he should resign,  Gilani said that he respected Maulana Sahib’s opinion. 
He said  that difference of opinion is the essence of democracy. JUI-F had been coalition partner of the PPP-led government for three years, and it had cordial relations with PPP.
The Prime Minister said that PPP neither believed in horse trading, nor it had formed any forward bloc, and it would take all its coalition partners on board.
Responding to another question, the Prime Minister said that petroleum prices are linked to international market, while OGRA (Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority) controlled and fixed prices of petroleum products. The government is well aware of the hardships  the people in this regard, however, in the present economic condition, the government  could not give subsidy on petroleum products, he maintained.
To a question, Gilani said the Blasphemy Act is a matter of conviction of the entire Muslim Ummah and being followers of the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (Peace be upon him), they cannot amend this act at any cost. No decision  about amending the Blasphemy Act had been taken at parliament or party level, he said . 
The prime minister  said  that Sherry Rehman’s stance on the subject was her personal opinion.JI former Ameer Qazi Hussain Ahmed, Hafiz Hussain Ahmed, JUI-F’s Abdul Ghafoor Haideri,  Syed Fakkhar Iman of Pakistan People’s Party,federal and provincial ministers,  political and social personalities also attended the Walima.