Mansoor Ijaz in process of recording testimony The key person of the memo gate scandal, Mansoor Ijaz, recently made a visit to the Pakistani High Commission in London in order to record his testimony. The recording of the testimony took place through a video link in front of the memo commission. Mansoor Ijaz had not […]
Feb 24 2012 | Posted in
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Prime Minister held in contempt: Pakistan The Prime Minister of Pakistan Yousuf Raza Gilani has been charged with contempt of court today by the Supreme Court of Pakistan. In the event that the Prime Minister of Pakistan of convicted of the crime, he will face dire consequences that include being imprisoned as well as losing […]
Feb 13 2012 | Posted in
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Nawaz Sharif slams PPP-government as SC indicts Gilani Chairman of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N), Nawaz Sharif has severely condemned the ruling political party, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) for not cooperating with judiciary. Slamming the PPP-led coalition government for having inapt attitude towards judiciary, the PML-N chief said that the sitting government has made a […]
Pakistan’s Supreme Court dismissed an appeal on Friday over contempt charges against Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani for failing to pursue corruption investigations of President Asif Ali Zardari, escalating a tense standoff between the judiciary and the governing Pakistan People’s Party. The Supreme Court says it will start contempt-of-court proceedings against Mr. Gilani on Feb. […]
Supreme Court summons Chief Secretary KPK and Defence Minister: Missing Persons Case Islamabad: The Supreme Court of Pakistan today summoned the Federal Minister for Defence and Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) to appear before the court in missing persons’ case on Monday, February 13. Headed by the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, […]
CJ suspends membership of 28 parliamentarians The Supreme Court of Pakistan has recently suspended the membership of a total of 28 parliamentarians of the country. This has been done because the parliamentarians were elected in their seats of the National Assembly as well as the Senate through by-polls which took place after the passing of […]
Feb 6 2012 | Posted in
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Gilani will respect Supreme Court’s verdict The Prime Minister of Pakistan Yousuf Raza Gilani has recently made a statement in which he has said that a confrontation with the judiciary of the country is not an option that he would be considering to take in any time in the future. The Supreme Court of Pakistan […]
Feb 3 2012 | Posted in
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Supreme Court of Pakistan maintains its stance The Supreme Court of Pakistan has maintained its stance and re stated that the Prime Minister of Pakistan Yousuf Raza Gilani should have written to the Swiss probe in order to re start the investigation against the President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari. The government ruled by the […]
Feb 1 2012 | Posted in
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Early elections expected in Pakistan The Prime Minister of Pakistan Yousuf Raza Gilani has recently indicated that the upcoming general elections in Pakistan may take place earlier, that is, before the completion of the term of the democratically elected government of Pakistan that is ruled by the Pakistan People’s Party. Yousuf Raza Gilani expressed himself […]
Jan 30 2012 | Posted in
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Gilani does not fear prison The Prime Minister of Pakistan Yousuf Raza Gilani has recently claimed that he is ready and willing to go to prison if that would be the decision of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. The Prime Minister of Pakistan made the statement while he was in Davos attending the World Economic […]
Jan 28 2012 | Posted in
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Ijaz will not be coming despite Interior Minister’s assurances Mansoor Ijaz, who is the chief witness in the memo gate case has recently stated that he will not be coming to Pakistan in order to present his testimony in front of the Supreme Court of Pakistan despite the fact the he has received assurance from […]
Jan 24 2012 | Posted in
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Supreme Court to take up Asghar Khan’s 16-year old plea on February 29 Islamabad: (Monday, January 23, 2012) The Supreme Court of Pakistan here today decided to fix February 29 to hear the petition filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf leader Asghar Khan about 16 year ago. Filing the plea, Asghar Khan had demanded an investigation into […]
Jan 23 2012 | Posted in
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