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Aitzaz Ahsan, the counsel of the Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, believes that all those will be disappointed who are speculating that a Supreme Court ruling against the premier will see him be sacrificed. He categorically elucidated that Gilani would not seek presidential pardon if he is convicted by the apex court in the […]
Yousuf Raza Gilani claims party hindering from stepping down The Prime Minister of Pakistan Yousuf Raza Gilani has recently stated that his party, the Pakistan People’s Party is hindering him from stepping down from office. The Prime Minister of Pakistan has said that the ruling party of the government of Pakistan is making requests to […]
Supreme Court rejects NAB report on corruption in railways Islamabad: (Tuesday, February 14, 2012) The Supreme Court of Pakistan today rejected the National Accountability of Bureau’s (NAB) report on corruption in Pakistan Railways. Expressing its dissatisfaction with the facts presented in the report, the apex court summoned the secretaries of defence, railways and interior to […]
Our guilty Prime Minister The development that occurred in the Supreme Court on Monday was not much of a surprise. In its earlier rulings, the apex court had already opined that Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, prima facie, contemptuous of the court. The Monday’s hearing was only the next mechanical step in the clockwork; […]
Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, flanked by his democratic credentials in the form of Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Asfandyar Wali Khan, returned to the Supreme Court so that charges of contempt of court could be framed against him. However, he pleaded not guilty after the charges had been framed against him by a seven-judge […]
The Supreme Court, the apex court of Pakistan has been criticized by many over its dual standard proceedings. Some believe that the SC does not extend similar deference to the civilian government that it does with the military. It is quite fraught with danger in Pakistan to target the security establishment, which is used to […]
PM Gilani charged with court’s contempt The Supreme Court of Pakistan has charged Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani with the contempt of court on Monday, February 13. However, the Prime minister was not considered guilty of the charges that could remove him from his office or jailed him for six months. PM Gilani was convened […]
The Supreme Court on Monday handed over the missing persons to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), seeking written explanations from the Inter-Services Intelligence and Military Intelligence chiefs, Chief Secretary and Judge Advocate General (JAG) over the non-compliance of court’s earlier ruling. A three member bench of the apex court chaired by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed the […]
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 […]
Yousuf Raza Gilani willing to make sacrifice for country The Prime Minister of Pakistan Yousuf Raza Gilani has recently made a statement in which he asserted that the Pakistani public had made enough sacrifices for the country and now the leaders will be offering their sacrifices. Having said that, the Prime Minister of Pakistan also […]
To what extent is the Supreme Court acting Neutral? Looking at the overall issue of the contempt of court being handed down to Prime Minister of Pakistan Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani, one might think that it was bound to happen as the federal government failed to act on the orders of the Supreme Court for […]
