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Pak PM Gilani offers to quit 16 January 2012
Following the serving of notices on him by the Supreme Court for not reopening the corruption cases against the President Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today offered to step down from his post. Gilani made this...
Keywords: graft case against Asif Ali Zardari, stand-off between Pak government and the military, graft case against Asif Ali Zardari, stand-off between Pak government and the military
Read MoreZardari’s issue lands Gilani in troubled waters 14 February 2012
Pak PM, at cross roads. The apex court indicted him in contempt. He vows to fight back legally. He is accused of failing to re-open corruption cases against President Zardari. The Pakistani Supreme Court on Monday charged Prime Minister Yousuf...
Keywords: Yousuf Raza Gilani, Indicted, political crisis, Contempt
Read MorePak premier gets reprieve from parliament speaker 25 May 2012
The Pakistan Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani has at last got a reprieve from the Pakistan Parliament's Speaker on Thursday, who ruled out that he would not be disqualified in lieu with the Supreme Court verdict. The Speaker Fehmida Mirza announced...
Keywords: pak news, pak speaker, pak news, pak speaker
Read MorePakistan's first: Full term for National Assembly 18 March 2013
Pakistan seemed to have broken a curse on Saturday midnight after it managed to successfully complete a full term for the first time in the National Assembly, despite the leadership being divided on a few issues. The National Assembly of...
Keywords: pak prime minister, full term, National assembly, yousuf raza Gilani
Read More19 killed in bomb explosion at Peshavar of Pak 08 June 2012
At least 19 persons were killed and over 40 injured in a bomb explosion that rocked Peshavar of Pakistan. The injured have been immediately shifted to nearby hospitals. And the doctors have reportedly said that the condition of these people...
Keywords: bomb explosion, 19 persons, bomb explosion, Yousuf Raza Gilani
Read MorePak apex court disqualifies Yousuf Raza Gilani 19 June 2012
The Pakistan Supreme Court on Tuesday disqualified the prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani since he's convict in contempt. The court asked the President Asif Ali Zardari to appoint a new prime minister. Headed by Chief Justice Iftikar Chowdhary, the three...
Keywords: Pakistan Supreme Court, prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, Pakistan Supreme Court, contempt
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