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Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani said that the government was evolving long-term policies to control inflation and reduce prices of daily use commodities as per international standards. Answering live telephonic calls of people exclusively on Dunya News and PTV, Prime Minister Gilani said that he never gave any chance of complaint to Maulana Fazalur Rehaman and always considered his criticism as a positive. He said that MQM had no reservations with him added that MQM and JUI-F reservations were not similar. Answering a query, the PM said that the government would pass accountability law by taking all parties in confidence. Answering another question, Gilani said that increase in POL prices was due to increase in oil prices at international markets and added that the government was also taking steps to end gas and power loadshedding. While commenting on IPPs, the PM said that if IPPs were not working in the country then we would have lived in Stone Age. He also condemned the US drone attacks and said that drone attacks were violating our sovereignty. He stated that high inflation was due to war against terrorism and it would be brought down by increasing tax base. He said that efforts were being made to bring MQM and JUI-F in coalition.
