Govt will focus on providing relief to people: Gilani

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani. – File Photo

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Friday said during the next two years, the elected government of Pakistan People’s Party would utilise all its resources to provide maximum relief to the common man to fulfill its promises made in the last elections.

In his monthly live online programme broadcast on Pakistan Television and other private TV channels, he said, 80 per cent of the manifesto has been implemented by the government and assured that the remaining 20 per cent would be completed in the next two years. Replying to a question, about the priorities of the government and implementation of the slogan of “roti, kapra and makan”, the Prime Minister said, main emphasis during the first three years was on defence of the country, fight against terrorism, improvement in energy supply and strengthening of economic conditions in the country. The Prime Minister said besides completing 80 per cent implementation on the manifesto, the government had also completed 80 percent implementation on Charter of Democracy. Gilani said with financial and monetary reforms, there has been improvement in the economic conditions of the country and the foreign exchange reserves have increased. He said Pakistan has conveyed to the international community that it needed trade and not aid so that the future of the country could be established on strong footing with self-reliance. Regarding improvement in the fiscal policies, the Prime Minister said the targets of revenue collection by the FBR have been achieved in the year 2010-11 and assured that these targets would also be met next year.