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Pakistan will not accept conditional aid: Gilani
MULTAN: Pakistan will not accept any US aid that comes with conditions that go against the countrys interests, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Saturday.
| Oh. Well. Okay. Guess we'll just keep our money here at home. |
Pakistan is a sovereign country and will not accept conditions that are against its interests and stature, he added. Talking to media at the State Bank of Pakistan Multan auditorium after chairing a ceremony to mark the launch of the South Punjab Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry, he said Pakistan wants friendly relations with all its neighbouring countries, whether it is India, Afghanistan or Iran.
| Even when Pak citizens are booming their citizens ... |
To questions on the Swat peace agreement, he said President Asif Ali Zardari had not yet approved the Nizam-e-Adl, and it would be placed before parliament for a final decision. He said parliament is the appropriate forum to discuss the matter.
Gilani said the assassination of three Baloch leaders was an extremely condemnable act. Let us wait for the judicial commissions report in this regard, he added.
| They always have to wait for a commission or a report or for the 'truth to come out', when it's patently obvious to everyone in Pak-land what's happening and who's behind it all. |
To questioning, he said Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif was engaging in positive politics.
| He's positively engaged in politics ... |
He said there was no PML-N pressure to change the governor of Punjab. On whether the PML-N would join the government at the centre, the PM said that he would soon meet Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif to present the PPPs point of view. He added that the PML-N leadership would then put up the matter before its party for a final decision.
Posted by: Steve White 2009-04-12 |
