ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Saturday said his government was committed to rectifying anomalies in the Constitution and would strike balance between powers of the president and parliament.

"With the president and the prime minister from the same party, the government has no problem with the Article 58(2)-b of the Constitution, yet we are committed to revoke the article for the sake of our future. The PPP government is also committed to revoke the 17th Amendment in the Constitution," he said while talking to newsmen after an Iftar dinner hosted in honour of the newly-elected President Asif Ali Zardari and parliamentarians at the PM House.

When asked about the policy with regard to the Punjab government, the prime minister said no effort would be made to destabilize any provincial government.

"We will not indulge into politics of victimisation and there would no effort to destabilise any provincial government," he promised.

The prime minister said the people were disappointed over the end of the partnership between the PPP and the PML-N. "We fought against the dictatorship together and we should celebrate our victory over the dictatorship together," he added.

He said the people got an opportunity to celebrate on August 18 but it was short-lived as the coalition broke down, disappointing the people of the country. The prime minister said after the election of the president, the government would concentrate on resolution of problems being faced by the people. "We have already spent much time on non-issues and it is time to pay attention to the core issues," he added.

Responding to a question, the prime minister said Pakistan had the best bilateral relations with the United States but "we cannot allow interference in our internal affairs."

The prime minister said Pakistan had told the coalition forces to pass on actionable and credible information about terrorists and saboteurs and Pakistan itself would take action. "Pakistan cannot allow strike on its territory which amounts to compromising on the country's sovereignty," he added.

The prime minister further said that Pakistan had also conveyed to the United States that dialogue was the first priority for resolution of the problem in Fata. Secondly, he said the government wanted to resolve the basic problems like poverty, unemployment and infrastructure facilities of the tribal people.

"Force would be used only against those who indulged in terrorism and suicide attacks," he added. He said during his meeting with President Bush, he had informed the US president about Pakistan's strategy to deal with the problem of terrorism and Bush subscribed to it. The prime minister said it was a wrong perception that Pakistan was fighting the war on terror for the sake of the United States. He pointed out that terrorism and law and order were Pakistan's own problems. "Those who were killed at the Kohat-Peshawar Road today (Saturday) or at the Wah Ordnance Factories, had no links with the United States but they were made target in suicide attacks," he added.

Earlier, addressing the coalition partners' parliamentary parties' meeting, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said his first advice to the newly elected president would be to address the joint session of parliament.

"Parliament is the constituency of the president and he is part of parliament and it is the constitutional obligation of the president to address parliament. The practice had been ignored for several years," he said.

The prime minister said, "Now the government's policies will no longer be decided by one individual."

He said the election of Asif Ali Zardari as the president of the country was a landmark in the history of the country and a major step towards strengthening the people's institutions. "I assure you there will be no tussle among various institutions of the country," he said.