Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Militant wing in political parties not to be tolerated: Gilani

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday pledged to take across the board action against anti-social elements without showing any leniency to them for restoring peace to Karachi.

The prime minister said this while addressing a large gathering of people including notables of the area, party workers and office bearers at the Circuit House.

The prime minister said that any criminal, terrorist, or militant if found guilty of killing innocent people in Karachi would be sternly punished.

Gilani said "we would not tolerate militant wing in any party".

The Prime Minister expressed the resolve to remove the sense of deprivation of the people of under-developed areas, which remained neglected in the past.

He recalled that the sense of deprivation prevailed among the people of Dhaka before 1971. The country would not have witnessed break-up had the voice from Dhaka was heard and proper steps taken to end their sense of deprivation, he added.

The Prime Minister said that there was a sense of deprivation among the people of southern Punjab. The people wanted their rights protected and "we will support them to remove their six-decade long sense of deprivation. It is our responsibility to act in accordance with their aspirations," he added.

He said that some people were issuing statements to weaken the stance of the people of southern Punjab. Some people had objected to the word 'Seraiki' but flower would give fragrance no matter what name it was given, he added.

He said that the government was moving forward in the right direction and would solve all the problems of people.

Prime Minister Gilani said that a new era of revolutionary development would usher in the area. It pace of development would match with that in other parts of Punjab, he added.

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