Islamabad: In a bid to reach out to opposition PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif - who is locked in a confrontation with President Asif Ali Zardari - Prime Minister Yousuf Gilani on Wednesday night said his government did not want Governor's rule to be prolonged in Punjab province and that this issue will be reviewed on Thursday.
"We don't want governor's rule to be prolonged in Punjab province," Gilani said addressing senators in remarks seen at variance with the position taken by Zardari.
Gilani made the comments when Zardari was not in Pakistan and was travelling abroad.
Governor's rule was imposed in Punjab on February 25 following a presidential order after Nawaz Sharif's brother, Shabaz Sharif, was removed as chief minister following a Supreme Court verdict disqualifying him.
The Court also banned the Sharif brothers from contesting elections.
"Whoever has the majority should form the government," Gilani said.
"Surely, a party enjoying the mandate should form the government," added Gilani, who is known to be at loggerheads with Zardari.
Noting that Pakistan was now at the cross roads, Gilani said, "The Charter of Democracy will help resolve issues.
"We don't want institutions to be weakened," he said, adding "we promise you (the people) we will deliver on promises to the nation.
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