Government dont want to control anybody: Gilani

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Government dont want to control anybody: Gilani

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Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Pakistan don't want to bring somebody under control.

28 January,2012 07:32 am

Pakistan knows the importance of the United States and wants to maintain very good relations, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on the sidelines of the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos on Friday (January 27).We want to work together for a common objective, that is war on terrorism and extremism but at the same time, we want that it should be on mutual respect and mutual interest, Gilani said.The prime minister said he wanted the US to realise that as a partner with the United States, we have paid a huge price and the world should understand.Pakistans military on Monday rejected U.S. findings on a November 26 NATO cross-border air attack that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, reducing the chances of a resolution of the dispute and an improvement in ties which are at their lowest in years.The death of the Pakistani soldiers dug in along the mountainous, isolated border area, along with the initial NATO response, has incensed Pakistanis and marked yet another setback in the Obama administrations efforts to improve chronically troubled ties with an uneasy ally.Gilani was attending the WEFs annual meeting in Davos just days after Pakistans Supreme Court adjourned a contempt hearing for the prime minister which is adding to growing pressure on the unpopular civilian government.Gilani was in court to explain why he should not be charged with contempt for failing to re-open old corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. The government maintains Zardari has presidential immunity.Pakistans government also faces pressure from the military over a mysterious memo seeking US help to avert an alleged planned coup last year.Asked how Gilani planned to bring the military under control in his country, he said we dont want to bring somebody under control or not to bring somebody under control. We should all work under the constitution.