Islamabad, Jan 20 (IANS) In an oblique reference to the country’s past military rulers, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Friday said “dictators” who boasted of curbing corruption while they were in power could do nothing and have no chance of returning.

Addressing the convocation ceremony of the Lahore College for Women University, Gilani said: “The only stable position rests with the Almighty”, Geo TV reported.

“The opposition is doing its own work and the government would run as per the mandate accorded to them by the people,” he said.

Every institution must work within the ambit of the constitution, the prime minister said. “We have strengthened the state organs by restoring the constitution and my appearance before the court reflects that we respect judiciary.”