The government has taken no decision to allow resumption of Nato supplies to Afghanistan through Pakistan, said Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Qamar Zaman Kaira here on Wednesday. Addressing a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, Kaira dismissed reports that a decision had been taken by the Defence Committee of the Cabinet to allow resumption of Nato supply routes.
Replying to a question, the Minister termed a item a baseless speculation and contradictory to facts. According to him, the government does not need to conceal anything on such a sensitive matter. Kaira dispelled the impression about differences between military and civilian leadership over Nato supply blockade and stated that the DCC in its meeting on Tuesday took all the decisions unanimously.
The minister said that Prime Minister Gilani also took the Cabinet into confidence about his visit to the United Kingdom. Gilani said that apart from the enhanced Strategic Dialogue, his visit to Buckingham Palace and meetings with the Duke of York and other Ministers provided the leadership of the two countries an opportunity to discuss co-operation between the two countries in various sectors of economy.
About relations with the US, the Prime Minister said that Pakistan relations with Nato and the US are passing through a delicate phase. Gilani told the Cabinet that the government would not compromise on principled stand, but would not take emotional decisions. The Cabinet endorsed the decisions taken by the Defence Committee of the Cabinet (DCC) on Tuesday and welcomed the invitation extended by the Nato Secretary General to the President to attend Nato Summit in Chicago. The Minister said that Cabinet decided that the President Asif Ali Zardari would attend the Chicago Conference.
The Prime Minister informed the Cabinet meeting that macroeconomic indicators of Pakistan's economy were moving in the right direction despite global recession and the devastating floods of 2010. Gilani also welcomed the names proposed by the opposition for the post of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC).