Cabinet approves strategy to counter PML-N, PTI rallies
The meeting, which was chaired by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, began with a six-point agenda.
Gilani, during the meeting, expressed dissatisfaction over the scenario created by former senior Sindh minister Zulfiqar Mirza by saying that his statements gave the anti-Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) elements a chance to rally against the party.
He said that the current government is working on a democratic basis and was elected by the people of Pakistan, and no party can topple the government.
The cabinet also discussed possible campaigning of PTI and PML-N against the ruling PPP.
PML-N and PTI both held rallies in Lahore in the month of October this year. The agenda of PML-N's rally was 'Go, Zardari, Go' in efforts to topple the government, while PTI leader Imran Khan called for a political 'tsunami' in the country.
The cabinet approved Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) for electricity import from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan during the meeting.
Government officers present in the meeting were excused after discussions were completed and cabinet members then began an in-camera sitting.
The cabinet discussed the political situation in the country and the resignation of former Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi.
The prime minister and federal ministers exchanged views on the allegations being leveled against the cabinet.
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