PM terms drone attacks ‘counterproductive’

DAVOS: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Thursday that media was enjoying complete freedom in Pakistan and that the country’s economy was getting back on track.Addressing a panel discussion in the World Economic Forum (WEF) here, the prime minister said that the world community should work for the economic stability in Pakistan. Gilani said that stable Pakistan and Afghanistan are in world’s interest.

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