According to Imtiaz Gul, a Pak strategic affairs analyst, Pakistan is likely to witness an explosive week starting Monday. ...
11:52 PM, Jan 13, 2012
Islamabad: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani will come face to face for the first time since they crossed swords over the memo issue, when a cabinet committee meets on Saturday to discuss crucial issues related to national security and relations with the US. The government has convened a meeting of the Defence Committee of the Cabinet, Pakistan's highest decision-making body for security...
10:30 PM, Jan 13, 2012
Islamabad: Amidst speculations of a confidence motion, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday made it clear that he does not need a vote of confidence. speaking during the special session of Pakistan's National Assembly, Gilani said, "I don't need a vote of confidence, this House unanimously elected me." The special Assembly session ended on Friday and will convene again on Monday. Downplaying the Army threat, he said the...
01:29 PM, Jan 13, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, who returned from Dubai on Friday, has said that he does not want any confrontation with the Army and the Supreme Court. Sources close to Zardari said, "We don't want any confrontation with the Army and the Supreme Court. The matter with the Supreme Court will be sorted out." Sources said that the main aim of the government is to bring the economy back...
11:47 AM, Jan 13, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari cut short his Dubai visit and returned home on Friday amidst crisis, according to reports. Zardari had abruptly left for Dubai on Thursday, supposedly for a wedding. Pakistan's national Assembly is set to meet for a special session on Friday over the ongoing political crisis in the country. The Supreme Court will be key even as the Pakistan government claims to have struck a...
07:36 AM, Jan 13, 2012
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari left for Dubai while army chief General Kayani met his principal staff officers. ...
11:41 PM, Jan 12, 2012
Washington: Amid the stand off between the army and the civilian leadership in Pakistan, the US on Thursday said that was for political leaders and the military to sort out their differences, but underlined that it was for "strong relationship" with the Pakistani armed forces. In the face of speculation of a military coup in Pakistan, the US said it had not sought or received any assurances from the army...
11:03 PM, Jan 12, 2012
Are the early elections the only way out of the Government-Army standoff in Pakistan? Find out with CNN-IBN's Suhasini Haidar in World View this week. ...
05:51 PM, Jan 12, 2012
Washington: General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, called Pakistani Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani to discuss with him military-to-military ties between the two countries, his spokesman has said. "The call was cordial and professional. It is a routine part of the relationship and another opportunity to understand what is most important to each military as we confront common threats," Col Dave Lapan, spokesman of the...
02:39 PM, Jan 12, 2012
Islamabad: Amidst fears of a military coup in Pakistan, President Asif Ali Zardari left for Dubai for a one-day visit, according to reports. Senior reporter of Dawn News Mateen Haidar said that Presidential sources have termed Zardari's visit as a private visit. Sources also said that Zardari will meet his children and doctors in Dubai. Sources also indicated that Zardari may meet former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf. Meanwhile, responding to...
02:16 PM, Jan 12, 2012
New Delhi: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan lashed out at the Pakistan government led by President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, demanding their resignation. He said that early elections were the only way out of the country's current crisis, but also added that he won't support a military coup. "I have been hearing 'go Zardari go' slogans. If you are serious, then resign from the Assembly...
12:49 PM, Jan 12, 2012
New Delhi: Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has called a meeting of his principal staff officers on Thursday after Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani sacked the Defence Secretary Lt Gen(retd) Naeem Khalid Lodhi, considered to be close to the military, raising fears of a coup. The government has also called an urgent meeting of Parliament and may seek a vote of confidence perhaps hoping that given the widespread...
11:03 AM, Jan 12, 2012
Islamabad: The Pakistani judicial commission investigating the memo scandal on Monday directed the government to issue a visa to Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz so that he could come to the country and appear before the panel. The three-judge commission formed by the Supreme Court to probe the alleged memo directed authorities to provide a visa to Ijaz as soon as his application is receieved, and the required security when he...
03:44 PM, Jan 09, 2012
Islamabad: In an apparent bid to reach a truce with the Army over the Memogate scandal, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday said that the government was not at war with the Army. "We are not at war with the military. There is no war. This is part of evolution. It will evolve and simmer down. He further defended his prime minister saying that Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani's remarks...
11:08 AM, Jan 07, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari sought on Friday to ease concerns that tensions between his government and the powerful military could deepen instability in the nuclear-armed country fighting a Taliban insurgency. An increasingly unpopular figure, Zardari faces his worst political crises since taking office in 2008, and some wonder whether he and his government can survive. The biggest pressure comes from a scandal over an unsigned memo that accused...
12:10 AM, Jan 07, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Wednesday embarked on a five-day official visit to China at the invitation of the Chinese leadership. The visit comes amidst continuing tensions in Pakistan's relations with the US. The powerful army chief will call on the political and military leadership of China during the visit, the Inter-Services Public Relations said in a brief statement. Kayani's interactions will "encompass the complete range...
04:49 PM, Jan 04, 2012
Lahore: Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said "a good number of ex-servicemen" are ready to join his party on his planned homecoming next month from self-exile abroad, amid reports that some 100 retired senior Army officers have shown willingness to do so. Musharraf, who has been living in self-exile since early 2009, said he will announce a date for his return when he addresses a public meeting in Karachi...
01:16 PM, Dec 31, 2011
Islamabad: Amidst strains between the civilian government and the military, Pakistan Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani was conspicuous by his absence at an official dinner hosted by President Asif Ali Zardari. The powerful army chief stayed away from the dinner hosted by Zardari on Saturday in honour of China's top diplomat, State Councillor Dai Bingguo, official sources said. Kayani was among those invited to the event, the sources said....
04:27 PM, Dec 25, 2011
Islamabad: Amidst strains between the civilian government and the military, Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani was conspicuous by his absence at an official dinner hosted on Saturday by President Asif Ali Zardari. The powerful army chief stayed away from the dinner hosted by Zardari in honour of China's top diplomat, State Councillor Dai Bingguo, official sources said. According to sources, Kayani was among those invited to the event....
11:40 PM, Dec 24, 2011
Islamabad: Pakistan's powerful army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Friday dismissed speculation of a military takeover as "misleading", saying they were being used as a "bogey" to divert the focus from "real issues". The statement came a day after Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani warned that conspiracies were being hatched to "pack up" his government. "The Army is fully cognizant of its constitutional obligations and responsibilities," an army...
05:03 PM, Dec 23, 2011
