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Karachi, May 15 (ANI): Pakistan president and Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Asif Ali Zardari has approved a coalition government with Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in Sindh province, according to PPP leader Naveed Qamar.
Islamabad, May 10 (IANS) Pakistan was on the edge Friday, a day before it goes to the polls to decide the fate of 23,000 candidates who stayed on despite a volatile run-up that saw at least 100 people being killed in a series of terror attacks and former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son being abducted.
Islamabad, May 10 (IANS) Police are still clueless about the whereabouts of former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son Ali Haider Gilani who was abducted Thursday, said a media report Friday.
Islamabad, May 10 (IANS) Pakistan goes to the polls Saturday after an unsettling run-up that saw a series of terror attacks, including former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son being abducted. To add to the anxiety, star leader Imran Khan suffered extensive injuries after a fall.
Islamabad, May 9 (IANS) Former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son Ali Haider Gilani was abducted Thursday in a town in Pakistan's Punjab province by armed men who attacked his street corner meeting with guns blazing, killing one person and injuring four others.
Islamabad, May 9 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari Thursday condemned the kidnapping of the son of former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani after an attack on a political gathering, a presidential spokesman said.
Islamabad, May 9 (IANS) Former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son Ali Haider Gilani was kidnapped Thursday in a town in Pakistan's Punjab province by armed men who stormed his street corner meeting with their guns blazing, killing one and injuring five.
Islamabad, May 9 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son has been kidnapped by unidentified armed men from Pakistan People's Party (PPP) corner meeting in Multan.
Islamabad, May 9 (IANS) Former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son Ali Haider Gilani was abducted Thursday from a street corner meeting in a town in Pakistan's Punjab province by armed men, a media report said.
Islamabad, April 23 (IANS) Pakistan's apex court has released a list of journalists who were allegedly paid by the information ministry through a secret fund, a media report said.
Islamabad, Apr 13 (ANI): Two sons and a brother of former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani have got tickets for Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).
Islamabad, Apr. 12 (ANI): Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf has admitted that his government had secretly signed off on US drone strikes.
Islamabad, Mar.27 (ANI): President Asif Ali Zardari's son, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, has left Pakistan for Dubai following differences over issues related to governance and the affairs of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) of which he was recently made the patron-in-chief.
Islamabad, Mar 16 (ANI): Former Pakistan prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has filed an intra-court appeal, asking the Supreme Court to set aside his conviction and sentence in the contempt of court case.
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Veteran actor Benjamin Gilani feels the Indian film industry is growing by leaps and bounds. He is especially glad to witness how the divide between commercial cinema and parallel cinema is gradually being wiped out.
Lahore, Feb. 13 (ANI): Pakistani barrister, Aitzaz Ahsan, has asked the Supreme Court to review its decision to disqualify former premier Yousuf Raza Gilani for five years for not writing a letter to the Swiss authorities, saying it was "unjust".
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Two days after he was detained by police along with his family following the execution of Afzal Guru, senior journalist Iftikhar Gilani Monday said his children were still scared, and he was scared for them too.
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) BBC's popular game show "Mastermind" returns to India as "Disney Q: The Family Mastermind". However, this time it is not about individuals, but involves the entire family.
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Monday said he will inquire into the alleged illegal detention here of journalist Iftikhar Gilani, son-in-law of Jamaat-e-Islami leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, following Azal Guru's execution.
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Two days after he was detained by police along with his family following the execution of Afzal Guru, senior journalist Iftikhar Gilani Monday said his children were still scared.
Islamabad, Feb. 11 (ANI): Former Pakistan premier Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the decision of Swiss authorities not to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari has confirmed his position that the president has immunity within and outside the country.
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The Editors Guild of India Sunday condemned the detention of senior journalist Iftikhar Gilani, son-in-law of Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani, and his family members by the Delhi Police.
Islamabad, Feb 10 (IANS) Authorities in Switzerland have informed Pakistan that they cannot reopen on legal grounds the corruption cases amounting to $60 million against Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, media reports said Sunday.
Islamabad, Feb 10 (IANS) Swiss authorities have said they cannot reopen corruption cases against Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, Geo News reported Sunday.
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Journalist Iftikhar Geelani, son-in-law of Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani, Saturday claimed that he and his family were detained by police at their house here ahead of Afzal Guru's hanging. Police denied the claim.
Islamabad, Feb 2 (ANI): Pakistan's former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has decided to file review petition against his disqualification by the Supreme Court.
New Delhi, Jan. 25 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Friday said that New Delhi would continue to press United States of America for the extradition of David Headley.
New Delhi, Jan 25 (ANI): Reacting to David Headley's sentencing, Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid said on Friday that in India the trial of the Pakistani origin American would have been more severe and would have been given longer term a longer jail term for 26/11 Mumbai attack.
Mumbai, Jan 25 (ANI): Eminent Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam, who was instrumental in sending lone surviving militant of 2008 Mumbai attack Ajmal Kasab to the gallows, has termed David Headley's sentence as meagre in comparison to the brutality and heinousness of the crime.
Chicago, Jan 24 (IANS) Pakistani-American David Headley, a key plotter in the deadly 2008 Mumbai terror attack staged by Pakistan based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), may avoid life imprisonment when a US court sentences him Thursday.
Chicago, Jan 23 (IANS) US federal prosecutors are seeking 30 to 35 years in prison for Pakistani-American David Headley, a key plotter in the deadly 2008 Mumbai terror attack staged by Pakistan based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
Islamabad, Jan. 21 (ANI): Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has once again sought the Supreme Court's backing to arrest former premier Yousuf Raza Gilani in connection with the Hajj scam.
Chicago, Jan 17 (IANS) Pakistan-born Chicago businessman Tahawwur Rana is set to be sentenced by a US court here Thursday for providing support to Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) that staged the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
Chicago, Jan 15 (IANS) US federal prosecutors are seeking the maximum 30-year sentence for Pakistan-born Tahawwur Rana for providing support to Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba that staged the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) "Rise Of The Zombie", India's first Zombie horror thriller, co-directed by Devaki Singh and Luke Kenny, will release Feb 22 next year.
Islamabad, Dec 21 (IANS) The exit of prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, the attack on teenaged rights campaigner Malala Yousufzai, spiralling sectarian
Islamabad, Dec. 7 (ANI): According to a Gilani Research Foundation Survey carried out by Gallup Pakistan, 85 percent of Pakistanis have never been to a library.
Islamabad, Nov 26 (IANS) A Pakistani journalist and TV anchor escaped an attempt on his life Monday when explosives were found attached to his car's under?carriage here in the Pakistani capital, media reports said.
Islamabad, Nov 26 (IANS) A Pakistani journalist and TV anchor had a narrow escape Monday when explosives were found attached under his car here in the Pakistani capital, media reports said.
Islamabad, Nov. 20 (ANI): Despite severe resistance from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) - the main opposition party - the National Assembly has approved a bill validating actions taken by former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani between April 24 to June 19, 2012.
Islamabad, Nov 17 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said that the government is working on a plan to challenge the disqualification of former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.
Islamabad, Nov. 8 (ANI): Following the Pakistan government's confirmation that it has sent a letter to the Swiss authorities in compliance with the Supreme Court's order, former premier Yousuf Raza Gilani said that the move "vindicated" the stance that cost him his premiership.
Islamabad, Nov 3 (ANI) Pakistan's former Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the judiciary had no authority to dismantle the elected government of Balochistan.
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) The India-Pakistan limited overs cricket series will start in Bangalore with the first Twenty20 international slated for Christmas Day, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced Thursday.
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) India's home ministry Tuesday cleared the Pakistan cricket team's tour to India for a short limited-overs series in the country, including Gujarat capital Ahmedabad, from Dec 25 to the first week of January next year.
Islamabad, Oct. 16 (ANI): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has suspended the membership of 154 parliamentarians and members of provincial assemblies, including Interior Minister Rehman Malik, for failing to submit details of their assets.
Lahore, Oct. 10 (ANI): A spokesman of former Pakistan premier and Senior Vice Chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Yousuf Raza Gilani, has strongly rejected news reports stating that Gilani has decided in principle to quit the PPP and join the PML-F due to "serious differences" with the Presidency.
Islamabad, Oct 10 (IANS) The Pakistan Supreme Court Wednesday approved the fresh draft of a letter that the government has to send to Swiss authorities to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari, a media report said.
Lahore, Oct. 9 (ANI): Former Pakistan premier and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Vice Chairman Yousuf Raza Gilani has decided in principle to quit his party and join Pir Pagara's Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F), following serious differences with the Presidency, sources have revealed.
Islamabad, Oct 7 (IANS) Former Pakistani prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that things had became unbearable for him to continue living at the presidency after his son was "held" at the gate.
Islamabad, Oct. 7 (ANI): Former Pakistan premier Yousuf Raza Gilani has said he decided to leave the Presidency when "things became intolerable for him", in an apparent reference to the arrest of his son Ali Musa Gilani by the army-led Anti-Narcotic Force (ANF) in the ephedrine quota case.
Islamabad, Oct 6 (IANS) Former Pakistani prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, who has been living in the presidency since his ouster in July, has gone back to his hometown Multan, a media report said.
Islamabad, Oct 6 (ANI): Former Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has reportedly been named as an accused in a ephedrine quota scandal.
Islamabad, Oct 5 (IANS) The Pakistani government Friday submitted to the Supreme Court a fresh draft of a letter that has to be sent to Swiss authorities to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. However, the court said the draft was not in the spirit of its order.
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Ayman al-Zawahiri, who succeeded Osama bin Laden as the new chief of Al Qaeda, may be in Pakistan, says a new book.
Lahore, Sep. 27 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said the government should not omit the constitutional clause pertaining to the president's immunity from a new draft of a letter to be sent to the Swiss authorities under court orders in the NRO judgment implementation case.
Islamabad, Sep 26 (IANS) Pulling up the government, the Pakistan Supreme Court Wednesday said it must again revise a letter to Swiss authorities as the draft did not mention the reopening of corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.
Islamabad, Sep 26 (IANS) The Pakistani government Wednesday submitted to the Supreme Court the amended draft of a letter that has to be sent to Swiss authorities to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.
Islamabad, Sept. 19 (ANI): Pakistan Attorney General Irfan Qadir has said the Supreme Court has accepted the constitutional clause granting immunity to the president, and added that the government would also refer to the president's immunity in the letter to the Swiss authorities.
Islamabad, Sept. 18 (ANI): The Pakistan Supreme Court has granted immunity to Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf from court appearances and directed him to submit a draft of the Swiss letter by September 25 in the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) implementation case.
Islamabad, Sep 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the government has decided to withdraw a letter sent out during Pervez Musharraf's tenure to close graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari, a move that may lead to reopening of the corruption cases.
Islamabad, Sep 18 (IANS) The government has decided to withdraw a letter sent out during Pervez Musharraf's tenure to close graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf told the Supreme Court, which Tuesday gave him time till Sep 25 to write to Swiss authorities to reopen the corruption cases.
Islamabad, Sep 18 (IANS) The government has decided to withdraw a letter that had been sent to Swiss authorities during Pervez Musharraf's tenure to close graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf told the Supreme Court Tuesday.
Islamabad, Sept. 14 (ANI): Former Pakistan prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son, Ali Musa Gilani, who was arrested upon his arrival at the Supreme Court premises for the hearing of the ephedrine quota case earlier on Friday, has been brought back to the court.
Islamabad, Sept. 14 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son, Ali Musa Gilani, has been arrested for his role in a ephedrine quota case.
Islamabad, Sep 14 (IANS) Former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son Ali Musa Gilani was arrested Friday from the gate of the Supreme Court while he was on his way to appear for a hearing in a case related to quotas for the drug ephedrine, a media report said.
Islamabad, Sep 10 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf may also be ousted like his predecessor Yousuf Raza Gilani as the government still seems unwilling to write to the Swiss authorities to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari, the Dawn reported Monay.
Islamabad, Sept. 6 (ANI): A majority of Pakistanis view China as the most friendly, and the United States as the most hostile nation towards the country, a Gilani Research Foundation Survey carried out by Gallup Pakistan has revealed.
Islamabad, Sept. 6 (ANI): The Pakistan government, its coalition partners and the Supreme Court collectively want to resolve the issue pertaining to the non-implementation of the apex court's verdict in the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) case, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has said.
Lahore, Aug. 31 (ANI): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Aitzaz Ahsan has said the government would never write to the Swiss authorities asking to reopen graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.
Islamabad, Aug 31 (IANS) Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden's killing by US commandos is an event of such enormity that it deserves transparency but that is "prevented by the state's knee-jerk appeal to secrecy", said a Pakistani daily that sought "honest disclosure" about the raid.
Islamabad, Aug 27 (IANS) He could have been on his way out but Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf was Monday given a three-week reprieve by the Supreme Court that adjourned the contempt case against him till Sep 18, giving him more time to write to Swiss authorities on reopening corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.
Karachi, Aug. 27 (ANI): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and Sindh Assembly Speaker Nisar Khuhro has said his party would willingly sacrifice ten prime ministers, but would not write a letter to the Swiss authorities challenging the president's immunity.
Islamabad, Aug 27 (IANS) Facing a show-cause notice for failing to implement a Supreme Court order, Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf Monday sought more time to write to Swiss authorities to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.
Islamabad, Aug 26 (ANI): Former Pakistan premier Yousuf Raza Gilani is of the view that this time the Pakistan Peoples Party should change the strategy, and not let Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf appear before the court.
Islamabad, Aug 24 (ANI): Former Pakistan prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said minorities in Pakistan are a key constituency as far as the PPP government is concerned, and would be given protection at all costs.
Islamabad, Aug 23 (ANI): Former Pakistan prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said anyone who writes a letter to the Swiss authorities asking to reopen graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari, would be committing treason, as Zardari enjoys constitutional immunity from prosecution under Article 248.
Islamabad, Aug 18 (ANI): After nine years of military dictatorship, the judiciary cannot afford to destabilise the democratically elected government in Pakistan, and it should desist from hampering its functioning, an editorial in a Pakistan daily has said.
Islamabad, Aug 16 (ANI): Former Pakistan premier Yousuf Raza Gilani has lashed out at the judiciary, accusing it of having become dictatorial.
Lahore, Aug 15 (ANI): The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has decided in principle to involve the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf (PTI) and Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) in the consultative process for setting up a caretaker government, former premier Yousuf Raza Gilani has said.
Lahore, Aug 13 (ANI): The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has said it would not remain silent and will resist the apex court's decision if they tried to oust Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, former premier Yousuf Raza Gilani has warned.
Islamabad, Aug 9 (ANI): Pakistan's Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf used dilatory tactics and excuses to avoid writing to the Swiss authorities to ask them to reopen graft cases worth 60 million dollars against President Asif Ali Zardari, said Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, the head of the five-member bench hearing the NRO implementation case.
Islamabad, Aug. 8 (ANI): Former Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president Aitzaz Ahsan has said the dismissal of former Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani was wrong.
Islamabad, Aug 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday issued a show-cause notice to Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf for failing to implement its order to write to the Swiss authorities to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.
Islamabad, Aug 5 (IANS) A promise by former Pakistani prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to set up over 15 universities across the country during his tenure turned out to be "mere political promises and announcements", a leading daily said Sunday.
Islamabad, Aug 3 (ANI): Former Pakistan prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani reportedly granted 40,000 pounds (Rs.6 million) to his principal secretary Kushnood Akhtar Lashari for a 'medical check-up' in the United Kingdom, without the recommendation of a medical board.
Islamabad, July 25 (ANI): Pakistan Attorney-General Irfan Qadir had submitted an application in the Supreme Court regarding the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) case, a day before the hearing, asking the court to "recall" its fresh directives to Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf to write a letter to the Swiss authorities against President Asif Ali Zardari.
Islamabad, July 25 (IANS) Pakistan's Supreme Court Wednesday gave Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf time up to Aug 8 to write to Swiss authorities to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.
Islamabad, July 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court of Pakistan Wednesday gave two weeks more to Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf to write to Swiss authorities to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.
Karachi, July 20 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has hailed the electoral victory of Abdul Qadir Gilani in Multan, saying it is a stark reminder that people alone pronounce the final verdict.
Islamabad, July 20 (IANS) Abdul Qadir Gilani, son of former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, has won the by-election to a seat that fell vacant following his father's disqualification, a media report said Friday.
Lahore, July 9 (ANI): Former Pakistan prime minister and PPP Senior Vice-chairman Yousuf Raza Gilani, while reacting to the remarks made by the Chief Justice of Pakistan that the Constitution was supreme over all other institutions, said the Constitution is undoubtedly supreme, but it was the Parliament that had created it.
Islamabad July 8 (ANI): Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that the contempt of court case against former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani proved that 'every individual, irrespective of his position, is subject to the law of the land'.
Islamabad, July 1 (IANS) Pakistan's former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said he stepped down from the post because he respected the judiciary and is the only premier who has not left the country despite losing premiership.
Lahore, June 29 (ANI): Former Pakistan premier Yousuf Raza Gilani considers himself a 'winner' despite his disqualification from office by the Supreme Court since, according to him, his stance had been endorsed by parliament.
Islamabad, June 29 (IANS) Pakistan faces the prospect of having a series of prime ministers until the next election, warned a daily, adding that the legal process to evict Yousuf Raza Gilani took a little over three months but was "unlikely to take as long with Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf".
Islamabad, June 27 (IANS) Pakistan's Supreme Court Wednesday urged Prime Minister Raja Parvez Ashraf to implement its verdict cancelling the controversial 2007 presidential ordinance that granted amnesty to politicians and bureaucrats accused of corruption.
Islamabad, June 26 (IANS) Abdul Qadir Gilani, son of former Pakistani prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, Tuesday submitted his nomination papers to contest a by-poll for the National Assembly seat vacated by his father.
Islamabad, June 26 (IANS) A presidential ordinance issued to protect the legislative measures taken by the then Pakistani prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani from April 26 to June 19 was challenged in the Supreme Court Tuesday.
Washington, June 26 (ANI): The Pakistan Army has denied any involvement in the events leading to the ouster of Yousuf Raza Gilani as the premier, saying the accusations, some of which come from the U.S., are based on false narratives.
