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 […]
In what appeared to be a response to President Asif Ali Zardari’s speech on December 27, 2011, in which he criticized the judiciary, the Supreme Court Tuesday said it will form a larger bench to hear the Benazir Bhutto assassination case. The apex court also issued notices to Interior Minister Rehman Malik, former law minister, […]
Chaudhry Nisar says PML-N will not negotiate on 20th amendment Opposition leader in National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has said that the PML-N would not be the part of any negotiation process on the expected 20th amendment. Speaking to the media, he observed that the government had proved with its four year performance that […]
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani once again reverses his stance In order to melt ice between the civil-military circles, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani once gain withdrew his words about statements of army and ISI chiefs they submitted to the Supreme Court in the inglorious memogate scandal. The premier was speaking to the media […]
Embattled Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has asserted that there were not chances for dictatorship in the country, once again. Despite ruling the country for decades, he said dictators could not eliminate corruption. “They still say that the nation is missing them and they want to come back. We want to tell them that […]
Pakistan’s highest court escalated its clash with the government on Monday by initiating contempt-of-court proceedings against Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani for failing to pursue corruption charges against his boss, President Asif Ali Zardari. The Supreme Court was clearly infuriated after the government’s lawyer said that the government had given no instructions on how to […]
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