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Pakistan president names loyalist for PMPakistan's president has nominated ruling party veteran and textiles minister Makhdoom Shahabuddin to replace the ousted prime minister, state media reported on Thursday, in an apparent bid for continuity ahead of elections due early next year. More… |
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COURT DISQUALIFIES PAKISTAN PREMIERPakistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday declared Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani ineligible for office, plunging the country into another political crisis. In April, the Supreme Court found Gilani guilty of contempt of court for refusing More… |
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Pakistan PM found guilty; escapes jailPakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday found Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani guilty of contempt of court for refusing to reopen corruption cases against the president. But it gave him only a symbolic sentence of a few minutes' deten More… |
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Pakistan PM charged with contempt of courtPakistan's Supreme Court charged the embattled prime minister with contempt of court on Monday for his refusal to re-open old corruption cases against the head of his political party, President Asif Ali Zardari. If convicted, Prime Minist More… |
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Pakistan PM faces top court contempt hearingPakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday prepared to charge the prime minister with contempt of court for his failure to re-open corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari, breaking an uneasy calm of political tension with the judiciary. More… |
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Court adjourns contempt case against GilaniPakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned a contempt hearing for Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani in a case that could push him from office and is adding to growing pressure on the unpopular civilian government. Gilani was More… |
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Pakistan PM ordered to appear before top courtPakistan's Supreme Court issued a contempt notice to Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani on Monday, ordering him to appear before the court for failing to pursue long running corruption cases against the president and other officials. The mov More… |
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Pakistan PM sacks defence secretaryPakistan's prime minister has sacked the defence secretary, his office said on Wednesday, in a move likely to ratchet up tension with the powerful military and raise fears of instability in a country vital to efforts to bring peace to Afghanistan. More… |
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Pakistan cabinet resigns as part of revamp planPakistan's federal cabinet resigned on Wednesday to allow Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani to set up a new, smaller cabinet and reduce government expenditure, officials said. The country's opposition parties have long demanded that Gilani More… |
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Zardari vows support for embattled PMPakistani President Asif Ali Zardari threw his weight on Monday behind beleaguered Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani against any attempts to destabilise his government after a key partner quit the ruling coalition. &nbs More… |
