Islamabad: The Pakistan government on Thursday decided to appeal Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's conviction of contempt of court, with the premier's lawyer saying the Supreme Court's verdict was "beyond the scope" of the charges framed against him. Speaking hours after a seven-judge bench of the apex court convicted Gilani and gave him a symbolic sentence that lasted about 30 seconds, the premier's lawyer, Aitzaz Ahsan, said: "The Prime Minister,...
04:51 PM, Apr 26, 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
Islamabad: The Pakistan Supreme Court on Thursday convicted Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in connection with a contempt case. Though the court has not announced any jail term for Gilani, the decision has come as a big blow to the Pakistan government. Gilani has been sentenced till the rising of the court. The case was registered against Gilani after his refusal to write to the Swiss government to reopen graft...
10:29 AM, 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: Admitting that the era of warfare has ended, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Monday that all issues with India, including Kashmir and Siachen, must be resolved through dialogue. He said it is time to settle issues with other countries through negotiations, Geo News reported. Speaking during a Muslim Hands International Conference, Gilani said: "I strongly believe that better sense will prevail on two sides and we...
02:30 AM, Apr 24, 2012
Islamabad: The era of wars has ended and Pakistan is prepared to resolve all outstanding issues with India, including the Kashmir dispute and terrorism, through talks, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Monday. "The era of wars has ended. We are ready to sit and resolve all core issues, whether it is Kashmir, Sir Creek, Siachen, water or terrorism at the negotiating table," Gilani said while addressing a conference...
08:19 PM, Apr 23, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son has cut short his honeymoon and returned from South Africa after he was named as an accused in the Rs 7 billion scam of illegal sale of ephedrine, a controlled substance used in medicines, a media report said on Sunday. Ali Musa Gilani arrived home on Saturday night from South Africa, Geo New reported. He had gone to South Africa for his...
12:57 PM, Apr 22, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan's Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) has named Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son as an accused in a case of alleged irregularities in the import of controlled drugs, prompting the premier to say that he was being punished for backing President Asif Ali Zardari before the judiciary. The ANF formally named Mr Gilani's son Ali Musa as one of the eight accused in a case related to alleged irregularities in...
05:47 PM, Apr 21, 2012
Lahore: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday said the Pakistan government will facilitate visits by Indian Sikh pilgrims four times a year so that they can participate in different religious functions. The premier made the remarks at a luncheon hosted for visiting Indian Sikhs at the Governor's House in Lahore. "Sikh pilgrims can visit Pakistan four times in a calendar year and the government will extend maximum facilities to...
09:34 PM, Apr 17, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani's son Ali Musa has left Pakistan after the Supreme Court issued him a notice in a case related to alleged irregularities in the import of a large amount of the chemical Ephedrine, commonly known as "poor man's cocaine". Media reports said Ali Musa's move could be related to efforts by the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) to put his name on the Exit Control List, which...
10:01 AM, Apr 13, 2012
New Delhi: The release Pakistani doctor Khaleel Chishty in Ajmer has brought a new ray of hope for the family of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh. The death row convict has been languishing in a Pakistani jail after he was found guilty in the 1990 Lahore serial blasts case. Meanwhile, Chishty walked out of an Ajmer jail on Wednesday after the Supreme Court granted him bail on humanitarian grounds. But he's...
06:33 AM, Apr 12, 2012
Islamabad: The Pakistan government on Tuesday said there were no plans to change incumbent Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, with a spokesman describing reports in this regard as "baseless and speculative". A spokesman for the Prime Minister's House contradicted reports regarding the change of the Foreign Minister. He said the media had "insinuated" from Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's recent statement that a change was imminent. While welcoming President Asif...
12:23 AM, Apr 11, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notices to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son Ali Musa and a top bureaucrat in a case relating to alleged irregularities in the import of a large amount of chemical Ephedrine, commonly known as "poor man's cocaine" and used to make a medicine for colds, flu and asthma. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry ordered Ali Musa Gilani and Principal...
05:24 PM, Apr 10, 2012
Islamabad: Days after Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar contradicted President Asif Ali Zardari during a meeting with a visiting US diplomat, speculation is rife that her portfolio may be changed. The speculation of the change was sparked by remarks of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani four days after the meeting. Gilani took the top brass in the Foreign Ministry by surprise by saying during an interaction with reporters at his...
04:37 PM, Apr 10, 2012
The court has convicted 23 people in the Ode massacre case in which several people were burnt alive by a mob. ...
09:42 PM, Apr 09, 2012
New Delhi: Government sources have hit back at Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's statements about India giving Pakistan solid evidence on Lashkar-e-Toiba founder and alleged 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed. Government sources have told CNN-IBN that concrete evidence against Hafiz Saeed has already been given to Pakistan. Sources say the evidence includes Ajmal Kasab's statement that Hafiz Saeed was present during the selection and training of terrorists behind the 26/11...
03:04 PM, Apr 09, 2012
New Delhi: The Hafiz Saeed issue remains a sticking point in talks between India and Pakistan as Islamabad demands solid proof for courts to convict the Lashkar-e-Toiba founder. Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani reacted to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's remarks to Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari in Delhi on Sunday, linking progress in bilateral talks to action against the alleged 26/11 mastermind. Gilani said, "We are serious on the...
07:40 AM, Apr 09, 2012
Lahore: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday acknowledged that the case of Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed was an "issue" between Pakistan and India but said Islamabad needs "substantial" evidence against him to try him in a court of law. "We are serious on the issue of Saeed but the question is how to proceed against him without evidence. Courts are independent and we need substantial evidence against him," Gilani...
10:37 PM, Apr 08, 2012
Lahore: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday said the spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence should have no role in the country's politics. "The ISI should have no role in the country's politics," he said while interacting with reporters at his residence on Sunday evening. He was responding to a question on whether the ISI's political wing had been closed. "My principled stance is before you on this issue," he...
10:29 PM, Apr 08, 2012
Lahore: The issue of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed, on whose head the US has offered a bounty of $10 million, came up for discussion during the talks Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari had with Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani and Army Chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on the eve of his India visit. Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, Interior Minister Rehman Malik and Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jillani were also...
12:00 PM, Apr 08, 2012
