QUETTA Terming the missing persons a burning issue of Balochistan, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Monday said the PPP government was sincere to resolve all the issues of Balochistan and endeavouring to eliminate trust deficit between the province and the federation. He expressed these views while addressing a press conference at CM Secretariat flanked by Governor Balochistan Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi and Chief Minister Nawab Muhammad Aslam Raisani. Responding to a question, Gilani said, No doubt the missing persons of Balochistan is a burning issue and the govt has announced to constitute a judicial commission for which names would also be sought from Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. He informed the journalists about his recent meeting during which veteran Baloch nationalist leader Sardar Attaullah Mengal had also raised the matter. Steps will be taken to address this issue after reports of the judicial commission and the parliamentary committee on Balochistan are received, he assured. He, however, said there was an ambiguity over the number of missing persons, and practical steps would be taken to trace them after an exact list was prepared. Premier Gilani said the PPP govt was sincere and wanted to address the 63 years old grievances, adding that the Baloch youth would be given more than 5,400 jobs in different federal departments while women would also be given better opportunities in this regard. Responding to a question regarding the announcement of package for cyclone-hit people of Balochistan, Gilani rejected the word and said it was not assistance but the right of Balochistan and its people. He said under his direction, General Nadeem of National Disaster Management Authority reached the coastal areas to supervise the relief efforts personally. He said he would soon convene a meeting in which the chief ministers of Balochistan and Sindh and officials concerned would participate to discuss ways and means to tackle the calamity. Referring to Aghaz-e-Haqooq Balochistan Package, he said it was the beginning and not a conclusion for the rights of Balochistan, which was evident from its name. He said the package, planned with great effort and with sincerity, was later supplemented through 18th Amendment, abolishing the concurrent list and incorporating gas royalty issue. To a query about the implementation of Supreme Court judgments, the premier said it was the responsibility of every party to play its due role for executing the decisions. We expect justice from the judiciary as well, and there is no question of not implementing the court decisions, he added. He reiterated the stance that the PPP govt believed in an independent judiciary. Responding to a question regarding the provincial autonomy, he said after the abolishment of the concurrent list and announcement of NFC Award, the provinces would become autonomous. He said that the meeting of Inter-Provincial Coordination Committee (IPCC) would be held soon in which all the issues of Balochistan and provincial autonomy would be discussed while Senator Raza Rabbani was also included in the committee, as he knew about 18th Amendment best because of his involvement from the very first day. Replying to a question about the target killing in the province, the prime minister said law and order was a provincial subject, but and if demanded, the federal government would extend all possible support. The incumbent government has inherited deteriorated law and order situation, he said, adding that solid steps were being taken to combat all external and internal challenges being faced by the country. Responding to a question, he said the govt had no difference with the JUI-F and it would remain the allied party of the PPP both in the centre and the provinces as well. Earlier, Prime Minister Gilani met with the provincial cabinet members and discussed a host of issues. Governor Magsi and Chief Minister Raisani were also present on the occasion. Addressing the ministers, Gilani said the Baloch nationalists were patriotic and they would be welcomed and asked for participating in development of Balochistan and country, adding that the meeting with Sardar Attaullah Mengal was a part of the process to bring the annoyed Baloch leaders into the mainstream. Agencies adds: Prime Minister Gilani Monday called for reinitiating composite dialogue between Pakistan and India to resolve various disputes including Jammu and Kashmir, water and terrorism. In his address at the Command and Staff College on conclusion of Staff College Course 2009-10 and later responding to questions raised by military officers he said, Pakistan seeks negotiated and peaceful resolution of all disputes with India, adding that Indian leadership had also agreed to initiate the process. Pakistan wants peaceful relations with the neighbouring countries including Afghanistan, Iran and India. India should sit with us to initiate dialogue to resolve all important issues, Gilani said. The suspension of the composite dialogue in the wake of the 2008 Mumbai attacks allowed non-state actors to succeed in dictating their agenda, Gilani. Reiterating Pakistans desire for negotiations, Gilani said, By suspending composite dialogue following the Mumbai attacks in November 2008, non-state actors succeeded in dictating their agenda. He said it was Pakistans consistent viewpoint to de-link the peace process from terrorism. The Indian leaderships willingness to resume the stalled dialogue and international support for initiation of talks represents a win of our diplomacy. Better late than never, Gilani said. We support provincial autonomy and respect others mandate. The federal government does not like to interfere into the affairs of the provincial governments, he said. To a question, he said he was not against creating new provinces. Our neighbour India has many provinces and the government is not against the demarcation of new provinces. However keeping in view the current problems, no Pandora box should be opened for the government, he said, adding that people wanting new provinces should go for it through in a legal way. He said personally he was not against the Kalabagh Dam but no step could be taken without national consensus. He maintained that the government did not want to launch any controversial projected, and opined that Bhasha Dam could help in meeting the countrys requirements. He said the international community supported the democracy and would never back any undemocratic action. Gilani said democratic system was the only way to resolve complex and intractable problems by evolving consensus and accommodating all stakeholders. The prime minister mentioned extremism and terrorism and the fragile economy as the biggest challenges and said the government had managed to bring about several positive changes. He said the government had to choose between a progressive, tolerant and welfare Islamic state as envisioned by Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah; or a theocratic, intolerant and extremist state as desired by the extremists. Gilani said the government decided to reach out to the people who were the real stakeholders in a democratic dispensation and convened an All Parties Conference, attended by all streaks of political and religious opinion across the divide to craft a consensus on the issue. He pointed to the sluggish response of the Friends of Democratic Pakistan and said it forced the country to enter into Structural Adjustment and Stabilisation Programme with the IMF to avert a looming default on balance of payments in November 2008.