To melt the ice, Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday said the Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani talked to him before the issuance of military reaction by ISPR.

"We have always stood by the army and we have nothing against anyone," the Prime Minister said while talking to media here. He said democracy would continue to function in the country and the Senate elections would be held on time. Talking to the media in Islamabad, PM Gilani said that he dismissed the secretary defence for disciplinary reasons. About his interview with the Chinese newspaper, the PM said the interview was scheduled before the visit of the COAS to China. He said he did not have anything personal against anyone, but rules of business were violated when COAS and ISI DG filed replies to the Supreme Court while bypassing Defence and Law ministries. Asked if the ISPR violated the rules of business by making a clarification to his interview in which the COAS and the ISI DG were accused of violating the legal procedure. PM Gilani said COAS Gen Kayani did talk to him and inform him of the desire to issue a statement. "I said it s okay if you want to give a clarification, I don t have any problem," said the PM. PM Gilani said it’s not the first time that he has been elected to the parliament. He said his family has been into politics since the Mughal era. PM Gilani also said that he was surprised that the Supreme Court declared him a dishonest man without hearing him.