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Pak jails have no place to accommodate surrendered Taliban fighters: Gilani | Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has admitted that the country's jails are so full, that they have no place to accommodate Taliban fighters who have surrendered before security forces. Gilani
told the Pakistan Senate that 3000 militants have already surrendered and another
2000 are expected to lay down their arms. Responding to a point of order, Gilani
said Foreign Minister, Shah Mehmood Qureshi would brief the House on the Kerry-Lugar
Bill as soon as President Barack Obama approves it. Commenting on the deepening
power crisis in the country, he assured there would no load shedding from 2010,
The Daily Times reports. Referring to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's (PML-N)
demand for the resignation of the Water and Power Minister, Gilani said: "If the
issue could be resolved through the resignation of any minister or even the prime
minister, the government is prepared to do that." He said the government is pledged
to fight all crises facing the nation. |
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