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Anti-graft watchdog may file case against Gilani
Pakistan’s main anti-corruption watchdog is considering a proposal for filing a case of misuse of authority against Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani under which he could face a prison term of 14 years if convicted0, 2012 that criticised the government for failing to reopen high-profile graft cases4 years993-96 The Islamabad High Court [...]
Obama, Romney race could be very close: polls
A presidential race between incumbent Barack Obama and leading Republican candidate Mitt Romney would end up in a very tight finish, two different polls have saidORC International Poll said Obama, who is seeking re-election in the November elections, and Romney, the former Governor of Massachusetts, are statistically tied in a hypothetical general [...]
China keen to resolve border dispute with India
China is keen to resolve in a “peaceful manner” its long-standing boundary dispute with India and wants to ensure that 2012 is a year of cooperation and development between the two sides5th round of border talks in New Delhi for a second day on Tuesday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said it is committed to resolve the issue through friendly [...]
Missing raised to 29 in Italian cruise disaster
Italy’s cruise liner tragedy turned into an environmental crisis on Monday, as rough seas battering the stricken mega-ship raised fears that fuel might leak into pristine waters off Tuscany that are part of a protected sanctuary for dolphins, porpoises and whales30 Indians aboard the ship have been saved Schettino has been arrested and [...]
Gilani given last lifeline by SC to end stand-off: Pak media
Pakistani media on Tuesday warned beleaguered Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani-led government that it has been granted a "last lifeline" by the Supreme Court to end its confrontation with the judiciary as the nation can ill-afford another spell of military rule9 is expected to influence the outcome of the current face-off between the Pakistan [...]
Pakistan PM Yousuf Raza Gilani offers to resign after SC contempt notice
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Monday offered to resign shortly after the Supreme Court served him a notice for contempt of court for failing to reopen graft cases against the President, according to a media report Mr Gilani told a meeting of top leaders of the Pakistan People’s Party and its partners in the ruling coalition [...]
Rs 10 crore reward on Musharraf’s head, announces Talal Bugti
Just days ahead of former Pakistan president General Pervez Musharraf's planned return to Pakistan from self-exile, a grandson of slain Baloch nationalist leader Akbar Bugti has put a bounty worth Rs01 million ,118,370 million 1, 07000 million ,107,30001 million ,118,370 million 1, 07000 million [...]
Pakistani Taliban denies reports of Hakimullah Mehsud’s death
A day after reports that Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud was killed in a US drone attack in North Waziristan, the militant group has said he is alive and the speculation about his death was a ruse to locate his whereabouts22 drone attack had killed nine people2 attack were foreigners00 per cent sure" that Mehsud was killed and were [...]
Al-Qaeda captures town south of Yemeni capital
Yemeni security officials say al-Qaeda militants have taken full control of a town south of the capital Sanaa00 miles 50-200 prisoners, including militants belonging to the terror group [subscribe2]
Gilani meets President Asif Ali Zardari ahead of crucial vote
Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani met President Asif Ali Zardari soon after the Supreme Court issued contempt notice to him and asked him to appear before the court on January 19 Gilani discussed the political situation following the contempt notice in the National Reconciliation Ordinance NRO case Gilani also met opposition leaders A [...]
Pakistan Supreme Court issues contempt notice to PM Yousuf Raza Gilani
Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Monday initiated contempt proceedings against Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani for failing to carry out the court's order to open a corruption probe against President Asif Ali Zardari9 to explain why he has not complied with the order990s0 The options included taking action against the President for violating the [...]
Only answerable to Pak parliament: Gilani
Embattled Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today said he was answerable only to Pakistan parliament and not to any individual, days after the powerful military reacted angrily to his remarks criticising the army and intelligence chiefs over the memo scandal of the Constitution states the Prime Minister, ministers and ministers of state are [...]
Memogate: Gilani offers olive branch to Kayani
Embattled Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Saturday night appeared to reach out to the powerful army by stating that all state institutions will be allowed to play their role in an apparent bid to resolve the tense stand off between the government and the military With Army Chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani by his side, he described [...]
Zardari and Kayani meet for first time since memo scandal
There was no official word on what transpired at the meeting at the Presidency, but the hour-long discussion triggering speculation that the tense stand-off between the government and the military could come to an end67-member bench of the Supreme Court will hear the government’s response to a six-point “do-or-die” ultimatum given by it to [...]
Army Chief Kayani, Pasha followed Supreme Court orders
Pakistan Army Chief Kayani and ISI director general Shuja Pasha submitted their replies in the memogate case under the orders of the Supreme Court, Attorney General Maulvi Anwar ul Haq said on Friday In an interview to an online Chinese news agency, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani had said that the statements of COAS and DG ISI were [...]
Don’t want any conflict with Army and SC says Zardari
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, who returned from Dubai on Friday, has said that he does not want any confrontation with the Army and the Supreme Court999 Imran Khan claimed that Gilani could have sacked the Defence Secretary on the orders of Zardari "The Prime Minister is a puppet of President Zardari He cannot be doing this alone," Khan [...]
Pak standoff: Army to back Supreme Court against govt
The Pakistan Army's top commanders have decided to throw their weight behind the Supreme Court in its standoff with the civilian government over the memo scandal and the revival of high-profile graft cases, according to a media report on Friday66, the next date of hearing of the matter90 of the Constitution to ensure implementation of its [...]
I have no need for vote of confidence: Prime Minister Gilani
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday said he would not seek a vote of confidence from parliament against the backdrop of an escalating row with the judiciary and military as his government did not want any clash between State institutions “I have no need for a vote of confidence,” Mr Gilani told a special session of the National [...]
No assurances against Military coup in Pakistan: US
The US today said it has neither sought nor received assurances that the Pakistani army will not stage a coup, even as it made it clear that it supports a "civilian-led government" in the country988 when both had attended the US army's Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas "My understanding is that Chairman Dempsey has [...]
US to probe video of Marines urinating on dead Taliban
A video has appeared online showing US Marines urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, triggering protests from Muslim lobbies and prompting Pentagon to announce that it is investigating the authenticity of the film The video shows what appears to be four US Marines dressed in full military uniform relieving themselves onto [...]
