The children of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto (BB) defend the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and their father, Asif Ali Zardari, on twitter, the microblogging website. In order to defend President Asif Ali Zardari and promote their ancestral part, the children of the slain former prime minister are very active users of the social networking website. […]
In what appeared to be a quite expected move, the Supreme Court on Monday indicted Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani for contempt of court in the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) implementation case. He became first Pakistani premier as he read charge-sheet against him. All the judges signed the charge sheet one by one. According […]
Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that he would automatically lose not only premiership but also membership of the parliament if he is convicted in contempt of court case, clearing the air about his legal status before appearing the Supreme Court. The premier was of the opinion that he would be no need […]
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Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Saturday held a meeting with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, discussing a vast range of issues deciding to further enhance and promote bilateral cooperation between the two countries in trade, defence, technical education and other sectors. A one-on-one meeting was occurred between Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani visiting Sri Lankan […]
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The dismissal of Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani’s intra court appeal in the contempt of court case has kicked off a debate among the parliamentarians on who could be his successor. During the last two days, parliamentarians have been discussing the possibility of having a new leader of the house if Gilani loses the […]
Without showing any flexibility, the larger bench of the Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the intra court appeal against Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani in contempt of court case. As per the intra court appeal order, the prime minister is required to appear before the court on February 13. The SC’s order included references […]
After spending four years in power, President Asif Ali Zardari Thursday said that the incumbent could make Pakistan a developed country but it was not being permitted to work freely. Speaking at a dinner for outgoing senators at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, the President said that they will be remembered in the Parliament’s history as proud parliamentarians […]
Prime minister, Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has warned that no one dare cast an evil eye on Pakistan, as long as PPP was in power. Addressing a public gathering here, the PM stated that while others merely promised to ensure vacation of Shamsi airbase by American troops and closure if NATO supplies routes, PPP had […]
As the extraordinary soap opera in politics continues, the NRO (National Reconciliation Ordinance) saga is back with a bang. Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has been summoned once again to the Supreme Court on February 13 to face charges of contempt for not implementing the court’s rulings. The uncertainty and shakiness have become […]
The Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) is all set to dispose of the memogate case, if Mansoor Ijaz, the central character of the entire saga, fails to appear before the panel by February 10. A member of the parliamentary committee while speaking to the media said that there would be no reason for the […]
Third party can take advantage; says Aitzaz Ahsan Amid growing tension between the judiciary and the executive, Aitzaz Ahsan, the counsel of Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday warned that any third party could take advantage of the rift. Talking to the media persons outside the Supreme Court building, he groaned over the […]
Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan, the counsel of Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani in the contempt of court notice, on Thursday contended that the premier acted on the advice of the law ministry in accordance with rules of business. In order to strengthen his argument, he also presented Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry’s earlier order, which […]