Pakistan's New Prime Minister Promises Democracy

(29 March 08-RV) Pakistan's new government will negotiate with militants who lay down their arms, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani told parliament today, as he laid out priorities for his administration. Poverty and unemployment would also be on top of his government's agenda, Gilani said after he secured the unanimous approval of the National Assembly without a vote of confidence after the opposition said it supported him. Bishop of Islamabad Rawalpindi Anthony Theodore Lobo says he believes Gilani, will lead the country to a true democracy