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Fatima Bhutto, the renowned writer and granddaughter of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, is not impressed by and still critical of Imran Khan’s revolutionary tsunami, which seems to have swept away many a veteran politicians. The legendary figure of Bhutto family, the daughter of Murtaza Bhutto, while speaking at the Jaipur Literature Festival on Sunday made it […]
Playing logically rather than politically, Aitzaz Ahsan, the counsel of Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani in the contempt of court notice, played lawfully in the Supreme Court. Aitzaz Ahsan, who was engaged by the premier in the contempt of court notice, was one of the key leaders in the lawyers’ movement. He was one […]
Gilani appears before Supreme Court The Prime Minister of Pakistan Yousuf Raza Gilani appeared before the Supreme Court of Pakistan today. The appearance was made by the Prime Minister because the Supreme Court held Yousuf Raza Gilani in contempt for not complying with the orders of the top court in the country. The Supreme Court […]
The court adjourned the hearing to Feb. 1. At a dramatic session marked by heated arguments, Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday gave a brief respite to Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, who appeared before the justices to defend himself against possible contempt of court charges. Mr. Gilani is facing contempt charges for failing to pursue […]
Supreme Court postpones Gilani’s trial to February 1 The Supreme Court has left the case unsolved and postponed Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani’s contempt hearing to February 1. Gilani, who was issued a contempt of court notice for not following court orders regarding the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) implementation case, appeared before the apex court […]
Counsel of the Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan has said today is the historic day in Pakistan that an elected premier appeared before the apex court. Aitzaz observed, “Respect of courts is our prime responsibility. However, President Asif Ali Zardari enjoys blanket immunity in this case.” In what appeared to be […]
Dr. Babar Awan, the former law minister, almost got the portfolio, once again, but slightly missed it. Tuesday was not a lucky day for Babar Awan who got mix reactions. He faced a worrying experience in the Supreme Court for showing his loyalty to President Asif Ali Zardari. An eleven-member bench of the apex court […]
The government of Switzerland showed its consent to cooperate with other states requesting mutual legal assistance through established ways despite expressing complete neutrality on the corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. “Contrary to misperception, Swiss banking regulation is no obstacle for authorities to prosecute. It was regularly lifted in all kinds of investigations including […]
A high-profile drama was observed on Tuesday when Pakistan had a law minister in the morning; none in the afternoon; a new one picked-up for the evening; and the old one refuse to go at night. Earlier, Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Khurshid Shah said the government had decided to replace Maula Bakhsh Chandio with […]
PPP Allies not comfortable in Sindh Karachi: (Tuesday, January 17, 2012) Coalition partners of Pakistan Peoples’ Party, including MQM, PML-Q and PML-F, which are more than happy with it in the centre, seem uncomfortable with the ruling party in Sindh Province. In centre, for having direct interaction with the coalition partners, President Asif Ali Zardari, […]
Contempt notice against PM challenged in apex court The notice of contempt that was issued by the Supreme Court of Pakistan against the Prime Minister of Pakistan Yousuf Raza Gilani was recently challenged in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court had issued the notice of contempt to Yousuf Raza Gilani as he had failed to […]
In quite an expected move, the Supreme Court Tuesday temporarily suspended the legal license of federation’s counsel and former law minister, Dr. Babar Awan for not submitting a reply in the contempt of court case against him. An eleven-member bench of the apex court with Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in the chair resumed the hearing of […]
