Zardari, Gilani discuss constitutional package

Wednesday, November 25, 2009
By our correspondent

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday night held another meeting with President Asif Ali Zardari, focusing on bringing the constitutional package in parliament after presenting the Balochistan package. It was their second meeting in as many days.

Political sources said the government’s focus has now shifted to presenting the constitutional package by the end of the current year so that it could be passed early next year. The idea is that issues relating to the repeal of the 17th Amendment and 58-2(b) should be settled before the president addresses the joint session of parliament.

The presidential sources described the meeting as routine, saying such consultations were common.

The president congratulated the prime minister over the announcement of the ‘Aghaz-e-Haqooqe Balochistan’ package in the joint sitting of parliament. He hoped that the package would be instrumental in winning the hearts and minds of the people of the province.

He advised the government that an effective monitoring mechanism should be put in place to check the implementation of the package.