The Supreme Court on Friday accepted the interim bail of MNA Ali Musa Gilani in the ephedrine quota case, giving him time to September 25. Earlier, Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) arrested Musa from outside the Supreme Court when he came to the apex court to seek pre-arrest bail. A three-member bench of the apex court […]
Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan said President Asif Ali Zardari has further strengthened his resolve to fight the government out of power by electing Raja Pervez Ashraf as Prime Minister of the country. Addressing a massive rally in Hyderabad, the gateway to Sindh, Imran observed, “I don’t just have to defeat you alone, Zardari, […]
Jun 23 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) and its allied parties on Friday failed to convince Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) Ameer Maulana Fazlur Rehman to drop his candidacy for the post of Prime Minister. A delegation comprised Khurshid Shah, Chaudhry Shujaat, Qamar Zaman Kaira and other representatives from coalition partners visited Maulana Fazlur Rehman hours before the National Assembly […]
Jun 22 2012 | Posted in
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Terming Pakistani judiciary overboard, Chairman Hindu Press Council of India and former judge of the Indian Supreme Court, Justice Markandey Katju asserted that a prime minister did not need a trust vote from the apex court. He took a dim view of the apex court verdict that disqualified Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani from […]
Jun 22 2012 | Posted in
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In what appeared to be another blow for the Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP), Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for nominee of the prime minister’s post, Makhdoom Shahabuddin for his alleged involvement in the drug quota case. Judge Shafqatullah Khan acting on a request from the Anti-Narcotics Force issued arrest warrants for […]
The apex court has apparently taken an extraordinary and an unfortunate step to disqualify a sitting and democratically elected prime minister of the country. The whole situation could have come out in a different way if the apex court had channelized a course of action that now brought the parliament, executive and the judiciary in […]
Senator Aitzaz Ahsan, the council for Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani in the contempt of court case on Wednesday clarified that they would not file appeal against disqualification of the premier. While talking to media, the renowned lawyer and former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) said that he was aware of […]
The million dollar question in the present scenario is that what will be fate of the decisions taken by Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani between 26 and June 19. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has clarified that the premier stood disqualified since April 26, the day the court convicted him on contempt […]
Jun 20 2012 | Posted in
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Commending the verdict of the Supreme Court, President Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Nawaz Sharif has said by disobeying the court’s verdict, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani not only dishonored the judiciary but also hurt his own dignity. While speaking to a private TV channel, the former two-time prime minister termed the disqualification of the […]
Jun 20 2012 | Posted in
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Welcoming the verdict of the Supreme Court for disqualifying Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan said he and his party is standing by the apex court its decisions. It is vital to mention here that the PTI along with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) filed petitions against the Speaker’s ruling […]
Jun 20 2012 | Posted in
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In what appeared to be a unique example of parliamentary history, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has disqualified Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, setting aside ruling of the National Assembly Speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza. According to the verdict, Gilani is no more Member of the National Assembly (MNA). It said the office of the […]
Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani vowed to fight against conspiracies being hatched against the government, saying that they will foil all such attempts with the help of masses. While speaking to the media, he stated that certain elements had begun anti-government campaigns after they had come into power, back in 2008. He pledged unconditional […]
Jun 18 2012 | Posted in
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