London: Admitting that there had been "ups and downs" in the relationship with the US, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani nonetheless hopes to improve relations given the "importance of the United States". Gilani, who was in London on a five-day visit, said in an interview that he wanted to improve relations with the US following the killing of al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in Pakistan last year. "There...
08:21 PM, May 12, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani cannot be stopped from performing his duties as the Supreme Court did not disqualify him when it convicted him for contempt, the High Court in Islamabad has observed. There is no mention of Gilani's disqualification in the Supreme Court's detailed judgement regarding his conviction for contempt for failing to reopen graft cases in Switzerland against President Asif Ali Zardari, the Islamabad High Court noted....
04:16 PM, May 12, 2012
London: Prime Minister David Cameron says Britain will share the security lessons from the 2012 Olympics with Pakistan as the south Asian nation seeks to resume hosting international cricket matches. Cameron and Britain's national security adviser Kim Darroch held talks on Thursday in London with Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. In a statement, Cameron's office said he pledged to share the "UK's experience in protecting large sporting events." Pakistan...
11:41 PM, May 10, 2012
London: Weeks into new dialogue with the US on resetting relations, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said his nation was still operating on a trust deficit with Washington. "There's a trust deficit between both the countries, between both the governments," Gilani, who is in London on a five-day visit, said as his fate at home hangs in balance. "That is the reason we are wanting to work for...
06:17 PM, May 10, 2012
London: Insisting that Pakistan had no role in providing shelter to Osama bin Laden, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has attributed presence of the slain al Qaeda leader in his country to universal intelligence failure. Gilani, who is on a five-day visit to Britain, denied in an interview to 'The Guardian' that bin Laden's presence in Abbottabad was secretly known. He said: "There is no complicity. I think it's an...
08:01 AM, May 10, 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: Sixty-five per cent of Pakistanis want Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to resign after his conviction of contempt by the Supreme Court, according to a poll conducted by a leading media group. The poll conducted by Geo news channel said the apex court's verdict had resulted in mixed views among the people, with 36 per cent saying they were happy about it, 32 per cent expressing sadness and 31...
01:03 PM, May 08, 2012
Washington: Influential American Congressman Dana Rohrabacher has told Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani that his country is a failed state and no amount of US aid money will ever change that. "It is becoming increasingly clear to Members of the US Congress that Pakistan is a failed state and no amount of US aid money will ever change that," Rohrabacher wrote in a letter to Gilani. In his letter,...
12:39 PM, May 05, 2012
Islamabad: The Pakistan government desires to expand ties with India in diverse fields, especially trade, while maintaining peace and promoting prosperity in the region, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Wednesday. "Pakistan is a peace-loving and moderate country and wants to have friendly and cordial relations with all countries, including India," the premier said while addressing a "special integration camp" being attended by contingents of scouts and girl guides...
11:24 PM, May 02, 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
Islamabad: A defiant Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Monday said there is no law under which Pakistan's judiciary can disqualify him, days after his conviction by the Supreme Court for contempt. Gilani, the longest-ruling Pakistan Premier, said that he intended to continue as premier despite calls from opposition parties to resign, saying only the Speaker of the National Assembly or lower house of parliament could disqualify him. "I have...
04:38 PM, Apr 30, 2012
Lahore: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday said no premier from the ruling Pakistan People's Party will approach Swiss authorities to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. Gilani made the remarks during a meeting with lawyers at his residence in Lahore three days after the Supreme court convicted him of contempt for refusing to act on orders to write to the Swiss government to reopen cases of...
12:09 AM, Apr 30, 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
Lahore: Pakistani 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...
10:18 PM, Apr 28, 2012
Washington: The US has said it continues to work with Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani as it believes that he remains leader of the democratic government there. "There was a court decision. He was given a 30-second sentence, I believe, and he remains the prime minister of Pakistan," State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland told reporters at her daily news conference. "And as such, we continue to work with him,...
09:53 AM, Apr 28, 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
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11:53 PM, Apr 26, 2012
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09:15 PM, Apr 26, 2012
New Delhi: Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has been convicted for contempt of court after he refused to write to the Swiss government asking them to reopen graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. But the sentence appeared to be symbolic more than anything else. Gilani made history by becoming the first prime minister in Pakistani history to be found guilty of contempt of court. The seven-judge bench was...
07:29 PM, Apr 26, 2012
