ISLAMABAD, Aug 17: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that time has come for the nation to take its own decisions about its future course of action because people had voted for a change.

Talking to Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Mohammad Aslam Raisani and members of his cabinet here on Sunday, the prime minister pledged full support of the federal government for accelerating the development process in the province.

He handed over two authorisation letters to the chief minister for a special grant of Rs6 billion for Balochistan. The prime minister had announced the grant in June.

Mr Gilani said: “Our aim is to strengthen you because you are people’s representatives and you have been given a mandate for change.”

Talking about the move to impeach President Pervez Musharraf, he said: “We are not against any person but we want to restore the 1973 Constitution in its true spirit.

“Article 91 makes all the executive branches answerable to the National Assembly and we don’t want to have institutions which are not answerable to anyone.”

The prime minister said the 17th Amendment had disturbed the balance of power among the national institutions which needed to be corrected.

He said there was need to improve the law and order situation and strengthen national economy.

Every incident of violence affected the economy adversely and caused flight of capital from the country.