April 07, 2008	Monday	Rabi-ul-Awwal 29, 1429

ISLAMABAD, April 6: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that the judicial crisis will be resolved by parliament.

During a meeting with a delegation of notables from different parts of the country here on Sunday, the prime minister said his government would take important decisions in cooperation with all political parties.

“To every wrong there is a remedy. There is no problem in the world which does not have a solution. We will create bridges, not walls,” he said.

Prime Minister Gilani reiterated that the government would abolish the concurrent list of federal and provincial subjects within a year and give provincial autonomy to all the federating units.

“As Shaheed Zulfikar Bhutto said the power belonged to the people. We have come into power not for the sake of power. We will serve the people who have given us the mandate.”

Mr Gilani said the National Assembly was the supreme body to which the prime minister, ministers and all the members were answerable. He said he had directed all federal ministers to fix a day to meet the general public, hold ‘open kutcheries’ in their constituencies and remain accessible to the people.

The prime minister said the people were pinning great hopes on the government and he would strive to come up to their expectations. “We will do everything in the larger national interest.”

“We have restored the labour unions. We will strengthen the institutions,” he said.

He said he firmly believed that a government which had the popular backing would succeed.

“When there is people’s power behind us, the institutions will not only work but also gain strength,” he said.

He said the main cause of the economic crisis was power shortage and the government was working to solve the problem.

“I have great faith in my team which has the will to move forward,” he said.

The prime minister said the press had the responsibility to point out the government’s shortcomings in the absence of a strong opposition. He stressed the importance of maintaining law and order for economic stability.

“The absence of a middle class ultimately leads to revolution. We want a middle class in the country.”—APP