US should avoid sending wrong messages : Gilani

Talking to the media after inaugural ceremony of three reconstructed berths at Karachi Port Trust (KPT), Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said that the US was an important country and Pakistan wanted good relations with it, which should be based on mutual respect and mutual interests.He said, “Our 180 million people have an ability to defend their motherland and its sovereignty”. “ US cannot live with us and without us,” he said and added “ thus the United States should avoid sending ‘wrong messages’ which would affect the bilateral ties”.He said such messages would create political problems for Pakistan government to promote relations between the two the countries. Te PM stated that he had cancelled his US visit only because of monitoring the relief and rehabilitation operations in the flood affected areas.About the US statement regarding Haqqani network, he maintained that Pakistan was a part of solutions in Afghanistan, and not a part of problems there. “We have good relations with our neighbours. A sovereign, independent and prosperous Afghanistan is in Pakistan’s interest,” he added.He stated that the federal government was fully supporting Sindh government in dealing with law and order situation in Karachi. The Rangers and Police were acting against the criminals without any discrimination in the city, he added.