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ISLAMABAD: Embattled Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Friday he will respect the outcome of a Supreme Court move to indict him on contempt charges.
“I will go there and I will present my stance before the court,” Gilani told reporters in Lahore.
He said the matter was “sub-judice” and he should not comment on the issue, but added that he “will respect the court order” and reiterated his opposition to conflict between state institutions.
“I have attended the court when summoned in the past and I will attend again now,” he said, adding that “every body should follow the constitution”.
Gilani told reporters that he had said before that conspiracies were being hatched to stop the Senate elections.
He assured that the Senate elections would be held on time and conspiracies would be revealed soon.
He said that talks with political parties on general elections could take place after elections of the upper house next month.
Gilani rebuffed allegations leveled by Punjab and said that the federal government was assisting the provincial government on the issue of deaths caused by fake drugs.
He said that Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) decides on the POL prices, adding that a request had been made with the Speaker National Assembly to constitute a committee to review the matter.
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