Addressing the third convocation of Virtual University in Lahore, the prime minister said that the government did not come “through a back door” as it was democratically elected.
During the convocation, the premier congratulated the graduating students and announced the establishment of 30 more campuses of Virtual University throughout the country including FATA, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. He also announced an IT award worth Rs20 million for deserving students in the remotest areas of the country.
Gilani further announced that PAK-SAT will provide one-hour free transmission facility to the university.
The prime minister also directed the Minister for Information Technology to expedite the matter of 3G technology. He said that this technology would not only bring about a revolution, create employment opportunities but would also promote development.
The prime minister said that the broadband centres in all the Union Councils of the country will provide 30,000 jobs to the students this year. He added that the federal government had already spent Rs22 billion on the development of IT infrastructure and broadband connectivity.
He also announced an allocation of Rs17 billion for strengthening broadband connectivity in other unserved areas of the country.
He added that he had already directed the finance minister to create 100,000 jobs in the coming budget 2012-13, and said that ‘they’ didn’t want him to do so in the budget, without mentioning anyone.
The prime minister was in Lahore to meet Pakistan Muslim League - Quaid (PML-Q) leaders Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi. The meeting, according to sources privy to the talks, settled all outstanding issues – the most pressing of which dealt with the release of funds for PML-Q parliamentarians.
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Till?? or "as long as"?? Who writes T's headlines??
The nation is supporting you Prime Minister, but you are not supporting the nation.
After every two weeks the rates of electricity are increased and you do not interfere. What is this going on
Are you the Prime Minister of Pakistan People;s Party or you are a Prime Minister of Pakistan?
Now after your indictment and conviction by the Supreme Court of Pakistan you are looking towards the nation.
Where were you during the last four years when the inflation during PPP regime went sky high and you did not spell a single word against it.
Still you have chance to prove your worthy, otherwise, the nation will not elect you any more.
This is the last chance for PPP. When I say, I mean it.
You are sitting at the top and I am sitting at the bottom. You do not know what people say about PPP and its rule, but I know for sure that people are not going to vote for PPP any more.
Mr Gilani, if you read the comments on ET, I dont think the nation supports you at all continuing as PM. My sincere advice to your goodself from across the border is to please resign immediately and your whole nation shall not only be grateful but would even support you for doing this big favour to them.
In electionsn you will all see that this government will be returned to power again by people who are not interested in the tantrums of PCO judges
which nation is he talking about?
nation support us oh I think Gilani referring to Ghost town. All the best for day dreaming Mr Gilani
Dear prime minister! You have the power and I wonder that you are more powerful then the supreme court of pakistan, you forget even your name was not that much popular among the nation, you and mr president enjoy what BB done, if BB were alive there were no name of you and Mr. President. Now you again and again say that the nation support you but the reality is that the people just bearing you, you don't deserve what nation were expecting you and Mr. President. You in PM house don't know what the poor and neglected nation of your state facing? and how you say that 18 crore people support you? There will be a few ministers and people party people will support you and the figure will be between 50000 to 100000.
Which nation are you talking about?. You people have divided them into Sindhi, Seraiki, Punjabi, Pakhtoon, Baluchi. Balti etc. - Pakistanis are not a Nation but a crowd assembled into a flock of sheep. Some stalwarts of PPP want to remain in fools paradise by claiming that the entire populace of Pakistan is behind them. Yes they are behind them to throw them from the cliff of the mountain to valley. Gilani will soon go back as Mujavir to the shrine of his ancestors.
What a great Caption "We still in Power till nation support us". I got that meaning actually he want to say, we still in Power when America support us".
Dear PM(ex)You asked us to leave remember:( "why aren't they leaving,what's stopping them"). Now we are asking you to leave.
we do not support you. You can resign mr PM.
All perfect comments. Last time they came on the Will of BB. This time whose Will are they going to use?? Surely, not the people!!!
Staying in power is democracy!
You are here because of the BLUNDER committed by Musharraf. The country does NOT support you. Only your hand-picked Parliament does and that too partially. Apologize for the disrespect shown to the Supreme Court and face the music. That you will have to.
Pakistan leaders have no respect for rule of Law. This is open gundagardi.
PML-Q got the money and have shut up their mouths but their stance against load shedding has not been settled. It continues to bother the poor people of Pakistan. Ch Sb is supporting the killers of his father, what can you expect from him. Give him cash and get any type of statement delivered by him
He means the US nation.....
You should have left a long long time ago then.
We don''t support you. Now go.
I wonder how come there is no protest when The Gillani visit these convocations. The students should refuse to take certificate from this convicted man
It not correct. Corret is that ppp will stay till army and usa authority desire to stay. PPP is forceably put in government other wise PPP could not get even 5% vote.
They will leave after they have destroyed the country and sucked every single penny from it.
"we will stay in power till the nation supports us", -President Mugabe of Zimbabwe after 26 years in power. Oppsy wrong country but the script is same.
That's weird. How are you still in power then?
After your words about nation.. no one gona support you...