Islamabad to seek N-reactor from US

MULTAN - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has maintained that Indo-US civil nuclear accord has opened doors of likewise opportunities for Pakistan.

“We needn’t worry about this agreement. Now we can make civil nuclear agreements too,” he added while talking to the media here at Multan Airport.  

The Prime Minister held that US elections would not leave any impact on Pakistan. “We’re in contact with both presidential candidates. Whoever comes into power, he will have to respect our sovereignty,” he asserted. He said Pakistan being a frontline ally of the US in war on terror could not be neglected by them.

Referring to the foreign policy, he said that Pakistan did not stand isolated in the world as its foreign policy was very effective. He said Pakistan enjoyed very friendly relations with China, which were not on merely government-to-government level but public-to-public level as well. “We have cooperation in all fields of life. President Asif Zardari and I will soon visit China,” he declared.