KARACHI, April 4: Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani said on Friday that a decision about expanding the federal cabinet would be taken in consultation with all coalition partners.

He was talking to reporters at the mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah.

He said his government was determined to steer the country out of the crisis it was facing. “I pledged here at the mazar that we will serve this country. We are servants of this country and we will be successful in taking this country out of crisis.”

The prime minister said the government needed support of all democratic forces and the media.

He asked media people to point out mistakes and guide the government.—APP

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