Govt not to destabilise institutions: Gilani

ISLAMABAD Terming his relations with judiciary as warm and cordial, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that Government will not take any step detrimental to stability of institutions.
Talking to media persons here on Saturday after his surprise visit to F.G. Model Higher Secondary School, G-8/4, Premier Gilani said that all the matters relating to superior judiciary including appointment of judges would be resolved through consultation and those who wanted to see rift between Government and superior judiciary would be disappointed.
Gilani said that both politicians and judiciary had suffered enormously for the upholding of state institutions, and hoped that things would not derail again.
To another question, he said that Government would complete its mandated five years term. The Government has come to stay, Gilani said and added that now there was political maturity amongst the politicians.
We will not take any step that will threaten the stability of state institutions. There is no clash among the institutions, he said.
About Oppositions criticism, the Prime Minister said that they had very good terms with them and appreciated the role of the Opposition, which was pinpointing the Governments weaknesses. The Prime Minister refused to respond when asked about the removal of Chairman NAB as per Supreme Court verdict.
Regarding a report of the Asian Development Bank that the power tariff would increase by around 80 percent, the Prime Minister said unlike the past, his Government had brought the matter before the Federal Cabinet and if there were any more queries, the same should be asked from the Federal Minister for Water and Power and Federal Finance Minister.
He said the Asian Development Bank report was sought on the demands of media and Opposition for third party validation of the suitability of Rental Power Projects for which the whole exercise was delayed for three months.
Expressing his disappointment over education standard, he said that new educational policy was formulated with the consultations of provinces, adding teachers needed more training as compared to students.
The Prime Minister said that Government would try to provide primary education free of cost under the policy and Education Task Force was already established with the cooperation of Britain with aim to provide technical training as well as polish the teaching skills of teachers.
About the reforms in education sector, he said that a policy was under consideration for providing free education up to primary level and mentioned that the Task Force on Education with United Kingdom would focus on technical and teachers training.