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Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on Saturday urged the civil servants to demonstrate uprightness, discipline and impartiality to serve cause of the nation. Speaking to a ceremony at the Civil Servant Academy, the premier said the civil servants need to promote courage to stand up to the political pressure and take steps to purge […]
Senator Aitzaz Ahsan, the counsel for Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, said the verdict of trial bench of the Supreme Court didn’t amount to disqualification, adding that his client could perform his duties even from prison. The political surrounding the premier’s conviction in the contempt case took a somewhat humorous turn, as the apex […]
The country’s top leadership is considering resumption of NATO supplies after the United States appeared to be softening its stance on offering an apology for cross-border incursion that killed 24 Pakistan troops at Salala check-posts. The civilian and military leadership held a sitting on Friday night to decide how Islamabad should respond fresh signals emerging […]
The Supreme Court of Pakistan constituted a two-member committee to look into the possibility of initiating a contempt of court proceeding against leaked video footage of a Malik Riaz’s interview. A full court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry reviewed hotly debated controversy surrounding the behind-the-scenes footage of an interaction between two anchors of […]
The Supreme Court has taken notice of the behind-the-scenes footage of Malik Riaz’s interview at Dunya News, directing Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to produce record of the off-air clip. The mid-break clips showed Dunya TV hosts Mehar Bukhari and Mubashir Lucman talking to Malik Riaz about the questions and their subsequent answers. The […]
Pakistan’s former ambassador to the United States, Hussain Haqqani, resolutely defended civilian rule and efforts to improve relationships with America. In his article in The Washington Post, the former ambassador rejected claims that he authored the infamous memogate, saying it was illogical to accuse him of being a traitor. A couple of days ago, the […]
Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has sought Google’s help to address the key issue of cross-border movement across the Durand-line; the line divides Pakistan and Afghanistan. His statement comes at a time when relations between Pakistan and the United States remain on a sour note. Google’s Executive Chairman Eric Emerson Schmidt called on Prime […]
Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar urged the United States for an unconditional apology for a cross-border attack that killed 24 Pakistani troops last year before it considered resumption of supply-line for allied forces. She made these remarks on the sidelines of a Ministerial Conference in Kabul, aiming at building greater regional cooperation on Afghanistan and […]
Wrapping up the most talkative saga of the recent times, the Supreme Court issued short orders in the suo motu case involving the Chief Justice’s son, Dr Arsalan Iftikhar, and real estate tycoon, Malik Riaz. In its short order, a two-member bench comprising Justice Jawwad S Khawaja and Justice Khilji Arif ordered strict action against […]
Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has claimed that Malik Riaz, the real estate tycoon, was mere pawn of a conspiracy devised by President Asif Ali Zardari. While speaking to the media he observed, “A person [Riaz] comes and creates a scene – somebody who should rather be behind the bars for […]
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday barred Malik Riaz from giving statements to media against judiciary, giving him a seven-day period to hire his counsel in the contempt of court case. In the meantime, the apex court rejected the plea to put Malik Riaz’s name on the Exit Control List (ECL), saying that there […]
Both the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) after keeping mum over the Arsalan Iftikhar-Riaz Malik controversy have finally decided to standby the judiciary. Although they kept mum ever since Dr. Arsalan Iftikhar scam made the headlines in the mainstream media, the two rival opposition parties have come out of the shadows […]
