Pakistani MPs Thursday urged Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to honour his promise of doubling their development funds from Rs.10 million to Rs.20 million failing which they would move a privilege motion against him in the lower house.
The demand was made at a meeting of the National Assembly’s standing committee on local bodies and rural [...]
Washington, Dec 29 (IANS) The arrest of Pakistani-American David Coleman Headley, a key suspect in the Mumbai terror assault that left 166 people dead, is the FBI’s second biggest catch this year, says the American agency on its official website.
Headley figures at No.2 in a list of some of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) [...]
Islamabad, Dec. 20 (ANI) : Calling for an early resumption of a ‘meaningful and result-oriented’ bilateral talks with India, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the non-resolution of all outstanding issues (including Kashmir) between the two countries is hampering counter-terrorism efforts in the region.
Speaking during a meeting at the Prime Minister’s house [...]
Islamabad, Dec. 19 (ANI) : Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has suspended Interior Secretary Qamaruz Zaman Chaudhry and three other Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) officials for stopping Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar and other delegates from boarding a flight to China.
This is the first instance that an [...]
Multan (Punjab), Dec. 14 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that not talking with India would only benefit terrorists.
Addressing a press conference here, Gilani admitted that the Mumbai terror attacks had created a rift [...]
Islamabad, Dec. 13 (ANI): As part of the ongoing reshuffle of the Pakistani cabinet, Interior Minister Rehman Malik’s much talked about portfolio change seems imminent.
According to The Nation, federal Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira is likely to replace Malik.
“Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani is going to substitute Interior Minister Rehman Malik with Minister [...]
Karachi, Dec. 13 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has backtracked on his earlier statement that the Pakistani military’s ground offensive against the Taliban in South Waziristan is over.
“I may have said it in a different context. Our army operation in South Waziristan is going on quite successfully, and I can’t tell any timeline,” [...]
Islamabad, Dec 12 (DPA) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Saturday that the country’s armed forces had concluded a vital operation against the Taliban in the tribal district of South Waziristan.
‘The operation in South Waziristan is over, and now there is talk of an operation in (the neighbouring district of) Orakzai,’ Gilani told reporters [...]
Lahore, Dec. 12 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yosuf Raza Gilani has once again said that Islamabad has evidence to prove India’s involvement in terror activities in the country, particularly in Balochistan, and that it would taken up at an’appropriate forum and time’.
Interacting with media persons after visiting the [...]
Islamabad, Dec.12 (ANI): In an effort to coordinate and unify its counter-terrorism efforts, Pakistan has formed a National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA).
Informing media persons about the formation of the authority, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has [...]
London , Dec.5 (ANI): Days after President Obama expressed concern about Pakistan based ‘terror hot beds’, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has vehemently refuted the notion about any existential threat posed by the Taliban.
In an interview with an Arab television here, [...]
Islamabad, Nov.26 (ANI): As the US continues to ponder over whether to send more troops to Afghanistan to facilitate the ‘war on terror’ or not, Pakistan has raised apprehensions over the expected massive surge in the neighbouring country, saying it could destabilise its border regions.
Interacting with media persons during a press conference here, Prime Minister [...]
Islamabad, Nov 20 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani Friday urged the US to fully share the contours of its road map on Afghanistan and incorporate Islamabad’s input in it.
He made the remarks while speaking to US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director Leon E. Panetta, who was on a two-day unscheduled visit here that [...]
Islamabad, Nov.17 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has ruled out talks with extremists, saying the South Waziristan operation would be taken to its conclusive end.
Speaking in the National Assembly, Gilani termed extremists as ‘beasts’ and said no talks would be held [...]
Multan, Nov.15 (ANI): Pakistan has once again raked up the issue of India’s alleged involvement in fanning insurgency in Balochistan, with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani saying that Islamabad would provide the evidence to New Delhi at a ’suitable time’.
“The evidence will be presented at a suitable time,” Gilani told media persons at the [...]
Islamabad, Nov.14 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said heightened tension with India is affecting its ongoing war against the Taliban.
During a meeting with US National Security Adviser Lt.General (retired) James Jones here, Gilani said his government is fully committed to rooting out extremism from its soil, but the tension on the [...]
Islamabad, Nov.13 (ANI): Rejecting allegations of massive fraud in the Gilgit-Baltistan elections, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has termed the polls as ‘free’ and ‘fair’.
Responding to the allegations of poll rigging made by Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Gilani said [...]
Islamabad, Nov.8 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has admitted that military operations in insurgency hit regions such as Swat, Malakand and South Waziristan would not help resolve the real issue and would have lasting effect.
Speaking in the National Assembly, Gilani said the government is taking all possible steps to ensure stability and peace [...]
Islamabad, Nov.8 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the controversial issue of the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) is dead has been ‘buried forever’.
Interacting with media persons on the sidelines of a function in Jamber where he inaugurated a power plant, Gilani said the NRO was no longer ‘an issue’.
When enquired that [...]
Islamabad, Nov.3 (ANI): Pakistan Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has said that the on-going military ffensive against the Taliban, in its stronghold South Waziristan, has been successful [...]
Islamabad, Nov.3 (ANI): The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) led government has decided against tabling the controversial National Reconciliation Ordianace (NRO), which offers complete immunity to the President and other top leaders from any legal action, in parliament.
According to a statement issued by the Presidency following [...]
Islamabad, Oct.31 (ANI): The United States may have to shell out more money for the land it had acquired for the expansion of its Islamabad embassy, as the Pakistan Foreign Office has suggested increasing the rate of the piece of the land provided to the US.
According to sources, the Foreign Office has submitted a report [...]
Peshawar, Oct.28 (ANI): At least 50 persons were killed and over 100 injured when a powerful bomb blast rocked Peshawar’s Meena Bazar area around noon on Wednesday.
The blast was so powerful that it destroyed several nearby buildings. Several shops were also gutted in [...]
Islamabad, Oct.28 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has decided to surrender his presidential powers related to the dissolution of assemblies and the appointment of services chiefs to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.
Federal Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira told a private television channel that Zardari met Gilani at the Presidency and discussed several issues pertaining [...]
Islamabad, Oct.24 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has vowed that the military offensive in South Waziristan would continue until its logical conclusion despite the Taliban’s continuous effort to create havoc across the country and derail the civilian government.
Speaking at a high level meeting on national security at the Prime Minister’s House, Gilani said [...]
Washington, Oct.24 (ANI): US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would soon be visiting Pakistan with the aim to strengthen the strategic relationship between both countries.
Addressing mediapersons during a briefing here, US Assistant Secretary of State P.J. Crowley said Clinton would meet President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and other top leaders of [...]
Islamabad, Oct.12 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has dashed down to the United States for an emergency visit to convey Islamabad’s objections over the ’stern’ clauses attached in the Kerry Lugar Bill.
“It is an unscheduled visit during which the foreign minister will [...]
Islamabad, Oct.9 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that a high level meeting would soon be convened to discuss the controversial Kerry Lugar Bill and its implications.
The participant of the meeting would include [...]
Islamabad, Oct.9 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has once again raked up the Kashmir issue, saying Islamabad’s principled stance on the issue will remain unchanged and that it will continue to push for its early settlement.
Talking to media person on the sidelines of a function in Muzaffarabad, Gilani said awarding autonomy to Gilgit [...]
Islamabad, Oct.8 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the government is not bound to accept the terms and conditions attached with the Kerry Lugar Bill and the final decision in this regard would be taken by Parliament.
Addressing the National Assembly, Gilani said he has already taken President Asif Ali Zardari and [...]
