ISLAMABAD: Neither Mullah Omar nor Osama bin Laden is in Pakistan and if anyone has any credible and verifiable information, it should be shared with the government, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Tuesday.
Talking to a delegation of the All-Pakistan News Agencies Council, led by Mohsin Beig at the Prime Minister’s Secretariat, Gilani said the role of news agencies was very significant in disseminating information and influencing public opinion.
He directed the Ministry of Information to develop a close liaison with the All-Pakistan News Agencies Council to strengthen professional linkages.
He asked the news agencies representatives to discuss their proposals with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to work out details of the government’s assistance.
To a question regarding the issue of fake degrees, the prime minister said to every wrong, there was a remedy. He said when a seat in the legislature was declared vacant, the Election Commission would hold elections within the prescribed time schedule.
Clarifying confusion in the media about the Afghan transit trade deal, Gilani said a broad-based understanding was reached at to initiate discussions for a possible agreement. He said an agreement could only be signed after the cabinet had ratified it. app