In some relief to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking contempt proceedings against her. ...
02:22 PM, Dec 18, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan's Supreme Court on Wednesday withdrew a contempt notice issued to Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf earlier this year after he failed to approach Swiss authorities to revive graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. A five-judge bench headed by Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali retracted the contempt notice after Law Minister Farooq Naek presented a receipt that showed the Swiss authorities had received the government's recent letter for the...
12:40 PM, Nov 14, 2012
Islamabad: In what may spell trouble for Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that he was willing to revoke the Attorney General's letter that had asked for the closure of graft cases against the President. Ashraf was charged with contempt of court after repeatedly failing to implement the SC's order to reopen graft cases against Zardari. The issue relates to...
10:43 AM, Sep 18, 2012
Islamabad: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf appeared in Pakistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday to face a contempt charge. A day before the prime minister's second appearance in the top court, the government once again hinted that it has no plans to reopen graft cases against the President. "The Prime Minister is expected to go to the court tomorrow. However, there is no change in the government's position that the cases...
10:19 AM, Sep 18, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan Supreme Court has adjourned the contempt case against Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf till September 18. Ashraf has asked for more time of about four to six weeks from the court. The court, however, seems to be taking a hard stand. It has told Ashraf that contempt of court is avoided not by merely appearing in court, but by following the court's directives. The Supreme Court has asked...
10:43 AM, Aug 27, 2012
Islamabad/Lahore: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf will appear in the Supreme Court on Monday to face a contempt charge though a section of the ruling Pakistan People's Party is opposed to any move that could be perceived as a climb-down in the standoff with the judiciary. President Asif Ali Zardari, who is also the head of the PPP, decided that the premier would appear in court after a late night...
06:49 AM, Aug 27, 2012
Islamabad: A special session of Pakistan Parliament will be convened on Friday to elect a new premier following Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's disqualification by the Supreme Court. Pakistan People's Party leader Khursheed Shah, who was Religious Affairs Minister in Gilani's cabinet, told reporters that a session of the National Assembly or lower house of Parliament will be convened at 5.30 pm on Friday to elect the new premier. Nomination...
04:41 PM, Jun 20, 2012
Islamabad: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said he will use all options available to him to defend the Constitution and to appeal against his conviction of contempt by Pakistan's Supreme Court. "Come what may, I will protect the Constitution of Pakistan. I will go to the last limit and exhaust all my options and exercise my right to appeal," Gilani told a gathering of leaders and workers of the...
05:07 AM, May 14, 2012
Islamabad: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani faces the prospect of being disqualified as an MP for five years after Pakistan's Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that he "wilfully, deliberately and persistently" defied the highest court and brought the judiciary into "ridicule". A seven-judge bench headed by Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk issued a 77-page detailed order regarding the conviction of the premier for refusing to act on directives to revive cases of alleged...
06:16 PM, May 08, 2012
Islamabad: The opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party on Monday announced a nationwide stir against the government of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani after he refused to quit following his conviction in a contempt of court case. The Supreme Court on Thursday found Prime Minister Gilani guilty of contempt of court and gave him a symbolic sentence of less than a minute for failing to reopen the corruption cases against...
03:21 AM, May 01, 2012
Lahore: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Saturday said he did not need permission from the Leader of Opposition to enter parliament following his conviction of contempt by the Supreme Court because he is a unanimously elected premier and a lawmaker. Gilani made the remarks two days after his conviction while talking to a lawyers' delegation at Governor's House in Lahore. He was responding to Leader of Opposition Chaudhry Nisar...
12:50 AM, Apr 29, 2012
New Delhi: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is likely to file a review petition in the Supreme court on Friday. This comes after the Pakistan cabinet decided that he will not quit from his post. The apex court found him guilty for contempt of court and was given a symbolic sentence of a 30-second detention in the courtroom. Gilani was convicted for not following a court order to reopen...
08:34 AM, Apr 27, 2012
Islamabad: The ruling Pakistan People's Party on Thursday rallied behind Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani following his conviction of contempt by the Supreme Court, making it clear that he will continue to hold the post. A meeting of the top leadership of the PPP chaired by President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Gilani "expressed dismay that an elected Prime Minister of the country had been sentenced for upholding the...
03:21 AM, Apr 27, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani was on Thursday convicted by the Supreme Court for contempt over his refusal to revive graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari and was given a symbolic sentence that lasted 30 seconds threatening his continuance in office. "For reasons to be recorded later, the prime minister is found guilty of contempt for willfully flouting the direction of the Supreme Court," Justice Nasirul Mulk,...
01:24 PM, Apr 26, 2012
New Delhi: The Pakistan Supreme Court will deliver its verdict on the contempt case against Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Thursday. The case was registered against Gilani after his refusal to write to the Swiss government to reopen graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. "The court has summoned me for the third time and I have decided to appear in the court tomorrow. I am doing this because...
07:07 AM, Apr 26, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday directed Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to ask Swiss authorities to revive graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari and to submit a report on the issue on March 21. The apex court said in an order that Gilani should write a letter to the Swiss authorities without waiting to seek the advice of his legal experts. It asked him to file a report...
01:21 PM, Mar 08, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan's embattled Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will appear before Supreme Court on Monday to face contempt charges that could decide his fate and plunge the country into a fresh political turmoil over his refusal to reopen graft cases against the President. Dealing a major blow to Gilani, 59, Pakistan's apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry on Friday had rejected his appeal against framing of contempt charges...
04:23 PM, Feb 12, 2012
Islamabad: In a major blow to beleaguered Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, the Supreme Court on Friday rejected his appeal, asking him to appear before it on February 13 to frame contempt charges for not reopening graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. "Our appeal was rejected. As a result of this, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will be charged for contempt of court on February 13. Inshallah, the...
01:21 PM, Feb 10, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday began hearing an intra-court appeal filed by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, who had been summoned on February 13 for framing of charges against him in a contempt case over his failure to reopen graft cases against the President. The eight-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry began hearing the appeal filed by Gilani's lawyer Aitzaz Ahsan seeking suspension of the order summoning...
11:54 AM, Feb 09, 2012
New Delhi: The Pakistan Supreme Court will be hearing the contempt of court case against Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday. The court has sent Gilani a notice for not implementing a directive seeking action against President Asif Ali Zardari on corruption charges. Gilani had appeared before the court in person last week. A huge relief came for Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in his last appearance as...
07:23 AM, Feb 01, 2012
