I do not need to take a vote of confidence, Gilani

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday said that he did not need to take a vote of confidence, according to media reports.
Whoever wants to initiate a no-confidence motion in the parliament, they are free to do so, he said.
Addressing a session of the National Assembly, Gilani said everyone should respect the constitution and those who want to cut short the terms of the prime minister and the president should propose amendments to the constitution.
He further said that the government was not against any state institution.
“We have not come here to seek martyrdom, nor are we seeking support on the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO),” the premier said.
“The opposition should tell us if the NRO was made by our government,” the prime minister questioned.
He further said that “if a new stage is set up, it would neither welcome the current government, nor the existing opposition”.
Regarding the judiciary, he said: “We went to prisons for the judges and faced treason cases for standing up for Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry.”