Gilani News

Gunmen on Thursday kidnapped the son of a former Pakistani prime minister who is also standing in the country's elections, police said. His secretary Mohiyuddin and bodyguard were wounded and later died, Pakistani TV news channels reported.

The Pakistani government on Wednesday submitted to the Supreme Court the amended draft of a letter that has to be sent to Swiss authorities to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said there is insufficient evidence to arrest Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, a media report said.

Pakistan's pharmaceutical industry has been hit hard by a Rs 7 billion drug scam in which Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son has been named an accused. The scam has caused scarcity of controlled substances in the country, said a media report. Mr Gilani has already directed his son Ali Musa Gilani to cut short his trip to South Africa after he ...

A special aircraft carrying Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and several federal ministers made an emergency landing today shortly after taking off from a military airbase in the Pakistani garrison city of Rawalpindi.

A Rs 7 billion ($77 million) "drug quota allotment" scam allegedly involving Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani' son has surfaced in Pakistan, Geo News reported. A three-member Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry heard a case on Thursday against the health ministry illegally allotting a quota of a bronchodilator dr...

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said he will resign if the Supreme Court convicts him in a contempt of court case for not acting against President Asif Ali Zardari, Geo News reported on Sunday.

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is a "genuine person" who desired to resolve all issues including Kashmir with Pakistan, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani appeared at the Supreme Court today to respond to a contempt notice. In a show of support, many leaders and ministers from the ruling coalition, including Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, were present at the court. The court had earlier this week asked Mr Gilani to explain why he has ignored orders ...

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will appear before the country's Supreme Court to answer a contempt of court notice later this week amidst questions over whether the civilian government can survive. But emboldened by winning a trust vote in Parliament yesterday, its top leadership is now asserting that there is no question of the PM re...

The prosperity of Pakistan lies in following the constitution, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani emphasised on Saturday, days after he accused army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and the country's spy chief Lt. Gen. Shuja Pasha of violating it.

A Pakistani court has admitted a petition seeking to block any attempt by the government to sack army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and ISI chief Lt Gen Ahmed Shuja Pasha over the memo scandal. The petition filed by lawyer Maulvi Iqbal Haider was accepted by the Islamabad High Court on Wednesday.

Against the backdrop of tension with the army after his sacking of the defence secretary, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Wednesday that his government had no dispute with the armed forces and democracy would continue to function in the country.

Pakistan will review all its agreements with the US and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) in the aftermath of the November 26 airstrike that left two dozen Pakistan Army soldiers dead, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said.

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani lauded the national cricket team for their convincing 76-run victory in the second one-day international against Bangladesh in Dhaka Saturday.

Gunmen on Thursday kidnapped the son of a former Pakistani prime minister who is also standing in the country's elections, police said. His secretary Mohiyuddin and bodyguard were wounded and later died, Pakistani TV news channels reported.

The Pakistani government on Wednesday submitted to the Supreme Court the amended draft of a letter that has to be sent to Swiss authorities to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said there is insufficient evidence to arrest Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, a media report said.

Pakistan's pharmaceutical industry has been hit hard by a Rs 7 billion drug scam in which Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son has been named an accused. The scam has caused scarcity of controlled substances in the country, said a media report. Mr Gilani has already directed his son Ali Musa Gilani to cut short his trip to South Africa after he ...

A special aircraft carrying Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and several federal ministers made an emergency landing today shortly after taking off from a military airbase in the Pakistani garrison city of Rawalpindi.

A Rs 7 billion ($77 million) "drug quota allotment" scam allegedly involving Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani' son has surfaced in Pakistan, Geo News reported. A three-member Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry heard a case on Thursday against the health ministry illegally allotting a quota of a bronchodilator dr...

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said he will resign if the Supreme Court convicts him in a contempt of court case for not acting against President Asif Ali Zardari, Geo News reported on Sunday.

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is a "genuine person" who desired to resolve all issues including Kashmir with Pakistan, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani appeared at the Supreme Court today to respond to a contempt notice. In a show of support, many leaders and ministers from the ruling coalition, including Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, were present at the court. The court had earlier this week asked Mr Gilani to explain why he has ignored orders ...

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will appear before the country's Supreme Court to answer a contempt of court notice later this week amidst questions over whether the civilian government can survive. But emboldened by winning a trust vote in Parliament yesterday, its top leadership is now asserting that there is no question of the PM re...

The prosperity of Pakistan lies in following the constitution, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani emphasised on Saturday, days after he accused army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and the country's spy chief Lt. Gen. Shuja Pasha of violating it.

A Pakistani court has admitted a petition seeking to block any attempt by the government to sack army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and ISI chief Lt Gen Ahmed Shuja Pasha over the memo scandal. The petition filed by lawyer Maulvi Iqbal Haider was accepted by the Islamabad High Court on Wednesday.

Against the backdrop of tension with the army after his sacking of the defence secretary, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Wednesday that his government had no dispute with the armed forces and democracy would continue to function in the country.

Pakistan will review all its agreements with the US and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) in the aftermath of the November 26 airstrike that left two dozen Pakistan Army soldiers dead, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said.

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani lauded the national cricket team for their convincing 76-run victory in the second one-day international against Bangladesh in Dhaka Saturday.