PAK-TALKS 2LST

Nuclear power generation is an essential part of
Pakistan's national energy security strategy and the country
has taken effective steps for nuclear safety, security and
non-proliferation through legislative, regulatory and
administrative framework, he remarked.
Gilani also said his government's policy of
reconciliation and understanding had filled a vacuum that was
"being exploited by inimical elements to destabilise the
country".
He added: "Perhaps, it is first time that the
President, Prime Minister, Chief Ministers, opposition, media
(and) civil and military leadership enjoy good understanding
and each one is playing its due role within its sphere."
When the current government was formed in early
2008, it had to choose between a "progressive, tolerant and
welfare Islamic state" and a "theocratic, intolerant and
extremist state as desired by the extremists", he said.
"We followed (Pakistan’s founder Muhammad Ali
Jinnah’s) path. We made up our mind to safeguard the identity,
values and ethos of our country and nation," he added.
Political consensus was forged before the government
asked the army to launch operations against militants in Swat,
Malakand and South Waziristan, Gilani said. PTI