All policies to be endorsed by the Parliament: Gilani

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said all policies of the new government including the war against terrorism would be endorsed by the parliament. During a meeting with the visiting US Deputy Secretary of State John D. Negroponte and Assistant Secretary for South Asia Richard Boucher at the Prime Minister House, the PM said that parliament is the highly esteemed institution and all policies would be finalized in the parliament.He said Pakistan attached great importance to its bilateral relations with the United States and wanted to extend cooperation in all the areas.Prime Minister Yousuf Gilani said that the stability all institutions is an important agenda of the government and the establishment of independent Election Commission and independent media is the top priority of the government.The prime minister said that the government would soon announce the 100-day plan and resolve people’s problems on priority basis.He said that peaceful and stable Afghanistan is in the interest of Pakistan.In the meeting, bilateral relations, situation of the region and war against terrorism were discussed. The US deputy secretary of state Negroponte demanded from Pakistan to continue its policy in the war against terror.He said that establishment of reconstruction opportunity zones in tribal areas would help in improving the standard of life of the people besides growth in economic activities in the area.