Allies meet: PM says Govt won't be cowed by threats

Allies meet: PM says Govt won't be cowed by threats
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Summary PM Gilani says Govt cant be cowed by threats and intimidation.

The PM said this while addressing the urgently called meeting of coalition partners at the President House.PM Gilani said President Zardari has all along been upholding the policy of reconciliation.Before the session, President Zardari and PM Gilani had a one-on-one meeting in context of NRO verdict.President Zardari went into the meeting with PM Gilani at the President shortly after arriving in the federal capital from Karachi where he had been staying since his return from Dubai.According to sources, during the meeting of PPP Core Committee, it has been decided that the Parliament will take action against any institution under Article 6 and will summon its head if it any action taken against president or prime minister.Later, the duo held the meeting coalition partners to discuss the future course of action over the situation arising out of the NRO verdict.Sources said President Zardari was accompanied by Faisal Raza Abidi, MQM leader Farooq Sattar and Babar Ghauri on return from Karachi.Notable among the coalition leaders who attended the meeting were Farooq Sattar of the MQM, Ch Shujaat Hussain of the PML-Q and Asfand Yar Wali of the ANP.Later, the PM chaired the PPP Core Committee meeting at the Presidency.Sources said that meeting discussed the possibility of bringing the NRO issue to the Parliament.
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