Pakistan Turmoil

Amid political turmoil in Pakistan, Army chief Ashfaq Kayani meets Prime Minister Pervez Ashraf

Press Trust of India | Thursday January 31, 2013

Pakistan's Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani held a two-hour meeting with Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf against the backdrop of consultations within the ruling coalition on dissolving parliament ahead of the next general election expected t...

Pakistan holds talks with cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri

Reuters | Thursday January 17, 2013

Pakistan's coalition government opened talks on Thursday with a Muslim cleric whose calls for the administration to resign have electrified thousands of protestors camped out near parliament.

Pakistan's Information Minister on domestic turmoil in the country: highlights

Edited by Samira Shaikh | Wednesday January 16, 2013

Pakistan's Information Minister on domestic turmoil in the country: highlights

Political turmoil in Pakistan: one-two punch for Asif Ali Zardari, govt

Associated Press | Wednesday January 16, 2013

Pakistan's leaders received a powerful one-two punch on Tuesday as the Supreme Court ordered the arrest of the Prime Minister in a corruption case and firebrand cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri led thousands of protesters in third day of anti-government demonst...

Pakistan turmoil deepens as Supreme Court orders Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf's arrest

Reuters | Tuesday January 15, 2013

Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered the arrest of the prime minister on Tuesday on corruption allegations, ratcheting up pressure on a government that is also facing a massive street protest led by a cleric who has a history of ties to the Army.

Pakistan Peoples Party announces Raja Pervaiz Ashraf as Prime Ministerial nominee

Associated Press | Friday June 22, 2012

Pakistan's ruling party named a new candidate for prime minister on Friday, the latest developments in political turmoil triggered by the ouster of the ex-premier by the Supreme Court.

Turmoil in Pakistan after Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani dismissed

Associated Press | Wednesday June 20, 2012

Pakistan's Supreme Court dismissed the Prime Minister from office on Tuesday for failing to investigate the President for corruption, ushering in a new round of political turmoil in a nation vital to American hopes of withdrawing from neighbouring Af...

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in court for hearing on contempt charges

NDTV Correspondent | Monday February 13, 2012

Pakistan's embattled Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will appear before Supreme Court today to face contempt charges that could decide his fate and plunge the country into a fresh political turmoil over his refusal to reopen graft cases against the...

Gilani drives his SUV to Supreme Court, wins reprieve

NDTV Correspondent | Thursday January 19, 2012

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani came out of the Supreme Court smiling today. He had earned himself a reprieve - the court has given the civilian government time till February 1 to respond to it on the issue of re-opening of graft cases a...

There will be no coup, no resignation by Pak PM: Rehman Malik to NDTV

NDTV Correspondent | Wednesday January 18, 2012

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...

Pakistan's prosperity lies in following constitution: Gilani

Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday January 14, 2012

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.

Zardari cuts short Dubai visit, returns to Pakistan

NDTV and Agencies | Friday January 13, 2012

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari has cut short his Dubai visit and has returned to his country. The country's Parliament meets today in an emergency session, even as the confrontation between the government and the powerful military is threateni...

Pakistan government isolated against army, courts

NDTV Correspondent/Agencies | Thursday January 12, 2012

Pakistan's government looks dangerously isolated in a fresh confrontation with the country's powerful military that analysts say could, at the very least, end in early elections.

Pak court admits plea seeking to prevent Kayani sacking

Press Trust of India | Thursday January 12, 2012

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 ac...

Won't support any coup, says Imran Khan

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday January 12, 2012

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Thursday said the party would not support a military coup as the country witnessed a stand-off between the political leadership and the army.