Gilani, Khar discusses PCNS recommendations

The government has decided to present the PCNS recommendations before the Parliament today, sources told DawnNews.- File Photo

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Thursday discussed regional situation and the recommendations formulated by the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) with Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani.

Gilani, in the meeting held here at the PM House, said new terms of engagement with the US, Nato and ISAF would uphold sovereignty of the country and safeguard the national interests.

Sources told DawnNews that the government has decided to present the recommendations before the parliament today.

Gilani confides cabinet over ‘campaign’ against his son

Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani chairs a federal cabinet meeting at PM Secretariat in Islamabad. – File Photo by APP

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday took the cabinet into confidence about the ongoing ‘campaign’ against MNA Ali Musa Gilani, his son.

The younger son of PM Gilani has been allegedly involved in influencing the allocation of drug quota done by the director general ministry of health.

The prime minister stated that various inquiries conducted by the departments including one by the Senate standing committee on interior made no mention of influence exercised by Ali Musa Gilani in their findings.

It may be mentioned here that an inquiry committee was set up under the directions of Senate standing committee on interior, which included federal inspector drug, deputy director of FIA, and the chairman quality control Islamabad.

The findings of the committee also did not find any clue of Ali Musa Gilani’s involvement.

The chairman of Senate standing committee on interior also constituted another committee to ascertain the substances used by pharmaceutical companies in the country.

The report of this committee also reached the same conclusions with no mention of prime minister’s son.

A joint investigation committee, constituted by then minister of health, with terms of reference to establish the violation of the procedure in granting quota to the recipients also did not found any evidence of Ali Musa Gilani’s involvement in the case.

It is also true beyond any doubt that there is no evidence in Pakistan that Ephedrine is converted to manufacture ecstasy or cocaine in Pakistan and there is no such facility ever traced in the country also.

The local price of Ephedrine is about Rs 7000 per kg and figure of billions of rupees was a deliberate effort to mislead the people.

The prime minister also mentioned that his elder son Abdul Qadir Gilani was also implicated in the Hajj scam falsely in order to defame his family.

The chief justice of Pakistan then directed the authorities to register a case against the MNA who had leveled allegations merely on the basis of hearsay.

The cabinet expressed its grave concern over the character assassination of the family members of the prime minister and expressed the resolve to defend the case of such victimisation by presenting correct facts and figures at all fora.

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Gilani confers minister status on Sherry Rehman

Pakistani Ambassador to the US Sherry Rehman. - File Photo

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday conferred the status of Federal Minister on Excellency Ms. Sherry Rehman, Ambassador of Pakistan to the US.

The Cabinet Division has issued the notification in this regard.

The former information minister was appointed Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States on 23rd November last year.

She was member of the National Assembly before appointed as an ambassador and was serving as chairperson Pakistan Red Crescent Society.

Ms Rehman has also remained a member of the National Security Committee of Pakistan’s Parliament and is the founding president of the Jinnah Institute in Islamabad, an independent public policy institute committed to regional peace and inclusive democracy in Pakistan.

She has served as Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting from March 2008 to March 2009.

As the Minister Information she prepared and presented Pakistan’s first in-camera National Security briefing to a joint session of the Parliament in 2008. She was also associated with journalism for twenty years.

In March 2011 issue of the Newsweek Pakistan she was dubbed as “Pakistan’s Most Important Woman”.

The Foreign Policy magazine has recognised Rehman as one of 2011's “Top Global Thinkers.”

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