ISLAMABAD:
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that the US does want to apologise for its attack on the Salala check post but that would not bring martyred soldiers back to life.
He stressed that some leaders are of the opinion that an apology would make a difference but the government has made it clear to US that new mechanisms will have to be evolved in order to restore hampered bilateral ties.
Talking to Daily Express in an exclusive interview at the PM House in Islamabad, he highlighted that world leaders had asked him to send a Pakistani delegate to the Bonn Conference. However, he deemed it inappropriate in national interest to do so.
He said that he had to go through many difficult times during his four-year tenure as prime minister but never once he thought of turning a blind eye to the party interests.
He also revealed, during the course of the interview, that an important person came to the PM house in order to have a letter written to be sent to Swiss authorities. However, the premier made it clear that he would not allow that even if it led to his losing the PM office.
He reiterated again that President Asif Ali Zardari could not be held responsible for the Memogate scandal.
On Qureshi
He made it clear that he had told Chaudhry Nisar that Shah Mehmood Qureshi will not join Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) because the architects of Musharraf’s party are working for people to join Tehreek-i-Insaf.
He added that he did not want to change Shah Mehmood Qureshi’s ministry but the president was not happy with him.
During the portfolio reshuffle, he had told Qureshi that he will be given the ministry of Water and Power and if time permitted later on, he will be returned his foreign ministry.
Gilani added that Qureshi had asked for seven seats for his family. These included Rahimyar Khan as well as Jalalpur Pirwala seat.
“I prefer party interests over personal aspirations,” Gilani concluded.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 13th, 2011.
Unbelievable manly statement by the PM. Though I don’t Believe these words are of PM but I still give him Thumbs up!
“I prefer party interests over personal aspirations,” Gilani concluded.
thats why your son is contesting the election from Multan on party ticket?
Eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth will leave the whole world blind and toothless.
@Ashraf P:
Knowingly or unknowingly you are mocking Quranic verse and God’s law.
Unbelievable statement.. . . . .there is something called ‘Respect for Human life’ . . .
@Ashraf P:
Do not dispute wisdom of Allah. If the prescribed punishment is given to a few, it will stop further loss of eyes and teeth by other criminals who intend to harm others.
And what about the 3 millionpeople who were massacared in 1971? Any apologies or compensation?
US has never offered an apology !
@Hairaan: Devil asks eye for eye, God is loving and forgiving !!
Mr. MP, US apology would sure bring back the lost dignity of nation sold by decision makers and lost blood would not get in vane and US will undoubtedly think again for future adventures which bring shame for her and its NATO forces.
48 in response of 24…
Going by the same logic, may we ask him if revisiting the ZAB case would bring ZAB back?
Correct Mr.PM and also the life’s of innocent civilians died in drones attacks.
@rk
Check history, I’m not fan of PLMN but to my knowledge Nawaz Sharif did apologized to Bangladesh and we do feel pain trough which they were gone through.
While I have sympathy for the loss of 24 innocent lives, the Pakistani government had never bothered to make any issues whenever they lost innocent lives due to terror attack. Is it because such attacks were organized by terrorists considered as strategic assets?
@S:
“Unbelievable statement.. . . . .there is something called ‘Respect for Human life’ ” against an unbelievable act. What would be your response if your father or son is killed by some rogue?
There is life in punishment. Think of society and do not have sympathy for those extremists who take life unauthorisedly.
While you’re in this justice-for-all mood Mr.Gilani, how about justice for the nearly 200 people killed in Mumbai? The perpetrators are getting VIP treatment in Pakistan.
What goes around, comes around Mr.Gilani.
a good stand.
@Muhammad Arshad
Eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
Does that mean Bangladeshis are entitled to kill 3 million Pakistanis
@Ashraf P:
yeh….US attack on iraq, afghanistan etc are the glaring evidences.
If Shah Mehmood Quraishi were “”CORRUPT” and “HUNGRY”, he would have preferred the Oily “Ministry of Water & Power” any day over Dry “Foreign Affairs”… What is the “CHANCE for Corruption” in the Foreign Ministry anyways…. Any Guesses????
Just saying “SMQ left PPP because he was not given Foreign Ministry” is lame. His Foreign Ministry slot was taken back only after he took a STAND over “Raymond Davis’s Shooting Spree”….
BTW:
March towards $700 million started. Wait for more excuses and logic to their filthy hands on the money!
At least they apologize for their mistake.
What about Taliban, Killing your soldiers everyday and still you are planning to have peace talk with them and people are supporting you. What a SHAME!
So does this means that our demand for an apology is not more legitimate, required? or families of our soldier don’t deserve such things from those who killed them?….a nation can not talk about it sovereignty if its remain unable to even defend what it say.
Secondly Mr.PM, why did you not disagree with your President to retain FM – just shows how weak and unfortunate you are as a PM as you cant even select your own team – more unfortunate we are as nation to choose people like you and your boss to run this country!
May God an people of Pakistan bless pakistan! Ameen
Its in our interest to work with US! Let’s drop the attitude!