LONDON, Nov 28: The Pakistan People’s Party on Monday released resolutions adopted at a joint meeting of the party’s central executive committee and the Federal Council held here on Sunday which, among other things, called for redefining civil-military relations, end to political victimization, accountability of the six-year rule of President Gen Pervez Musharraf and return to the country of the two former prime ministers, Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto.

A statement issued by the party said PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto has ruled out any compromise with the government on the issue of her return to the country and taking part in the next elections. It quoted Ms Bhutto as saying at the meeting on Sunday: “Let there be no doubt or mistake that I will return to the country before the next elections and take part in them as well, come hail or storm.”

The statement said that besides discussing Ms Bhutto’s return to the country, the meeting reviewed the political situation in the country, the ‘disturbing change’ in the civil-military equation, the plight of quake-affected people, increasing poverty, manipulation of oil prices, witch-hunt of political opponents and an ‘abnormal increase’ in non-development expenditures.

One of the resolutions deplored what it called continuing marginalization of parliament and militarization of the state’s institutions and called for immediate and complete restoration of parliament’s sovereignty.

Another resolution demanded a review of military spending, purchase of six Saab planes at $1 billion, suspension of the building of a new general headquarters in Islamabad, purchase of new luxury cars, loans write-offs and other wasteful expenditures.

According to the statement, the meeting expressed deep concern over the failure of government to maintain law and order and increase in incidents of acts of terror, sectarianism and lawlessness, particularly in the South Waziristan Agency and Balochistan. It condemned the rise in incidents of violence against minorities, women and other vulnerable sections of society and noted with concern that places of worship were being targeted by terrorists and religious fanatics.

The meeting called for bringing the relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction work in the wake of earthquake under the scrutiny of parliament. It rejected the militarization of the relief and reconstruction work and called for greater role for civilian institutions in planning and executing the rehabilitation and reconstruction work.