ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Friday said Pakistan is reassessing its relations with the United States, NATO and ISAF to redefine terms of cooperation with them.
Talking to newsmen here at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), he said there were ups and downs in Pakistan-US relations.
The Prime Minister visited PIMS to meet with patients who successfully underwent cataract surgeries conducted by a team of Chinese surgeons under a programme 'Bright Light Tour'.
Gilani said Pakistan really wants to improve its relations with the United States.
To a question about NATO attack on Pakistani security forces, he said the matter was referred to the Parliamentary Committee on National Security to formulate recommendations to reassess relations with US, NATO and ISAF.
"We are also holding an inquiry into the incident," he added.
The recommendations will be presented to a joint sitting of parliament, which will revisit and redefine terms of cooperation with the US and NATO forces in future, he added.
Gilani said the project of cataract surgeries was the vision of Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao who announced it during his visit to Pakistan to mark 60 years of Pak-China friendship.
The two countries are true friends and their relations are time tested and all weather, he said adding the project will be a milestone in enhancing ties of the two countries.
The Chinese surgeons started operations on Wednesday on patients to restore their vision. The medical team consisting of China's best ophthalmologists came from Beijing's TongRen Hospital which had a record of 100 percent success in restoring vision in cataract patients.
During the visit, the Prime Minister was briefed by PIMS Executive Director Prof Mehmood Jamal about the cataract surgeries.
The Prime Minister was introduced to the Chinese medical team and he visited the male and female wards, where he talked to patients belonging to Haripur, Attock, Gojar Khan and Azad Kashmir, whose vision was restored.
Chinese surgeons will conduct 1,000 cataract surgeries in Pakistan in two years. In the first phase 500 surgeries will be performed, 250 each in Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad and Nishter Hospital, Multan.
Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Liu Jian accompanied the Prime Minister.
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