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,â€� 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.
To a query on conditions obtaining in tribal areas, he said dialogue was under way between the government and the tribes. “It’s the result of our initiative that tribesmen have formed their own armies to expel foreign militants from their areas,� he claimed. He said the tribes had also pronounced that they would not give refuge to any foreigner and, if found in any house, it would be burnt. He said it was for the first time that the tribesmen were also supporting the Army.
He said that it was the upper-most duty of the government to establish the writ of law, maintain peace and safeguard the Constitution. He said that the parliamentarians would soon be given an in-camera briefing on operation in tribal areas.
Answering a question on removal of 17th Amendment from the Constitution, he said that a committee would be constituted after return of the Speaker of National Assembly from the USA to decide what parts of this constitutional amendment should be removed or maintained.
He told the journalists that the government has announced the increase in support price of the wheat to boost its production. “Instead of spending Rs 60 billion on wheat import, we’d better give out Rs 10 billion to our own growers to improve national production,� he added. He said some elements attempted to negatively portray the support price issue.