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Pakistan's New Chief Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk Takes Oath
Pakistan's new chief justice was sworn in on Sunday after signalling an end to years of judicial activism which have seen various Supreme Court decisions on political issues.
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Pak judges referred to Indian verdicts to disqualify Gilani
Pakistan's Supreme Court referred to two judicial verdicts by India's Supreme Court in its ruling disqualifying Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani following his conviction of contempt. The four-page short order issued on Tuesday by a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry referred to a total of eight judicial verdicts, including...
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Turmoil in Pakistan after Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani dismissed
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 Afghanistan.
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65 per cent Pakistanis want Gilani to resign after his conviction: Poll
Sixty-five per cent of the people in Pakistan want Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to resign after his conviction of contempt by the Supreme Court, according to a poll conducted by a leading media group.
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Gilani convicted of contempt of court; no reason to resign says Pakistan's cabinet
Gilani convicted of contempt of court; no reason to resign says cabinet
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Pakistan cabinet says Yousuf Raza Gilani need not resign: 10 big facts
Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday found Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani guilty of contempt of court, but gave him only a symbolic sentence of a few minutes' detention in the courtroom. Here are 10 big facts on this story:
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Pakistan PM Yousuf Raza Gilani given 30-second symbolic punishment for contempt of court
The Pakistan Supreme Court has held Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani guilty of contempt of court and has convicted him till the rising of the court. That means that the PM will not be arrested or jailed - in a symbolic sentence that lasted about 30 seconds, he had to remain in court as the seven judges of the bench delivered judgement, rose and le...
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Pakistan Supreme Court to decide Gilani's fate today
Pakistan today waited with bated breath for the Supreme Court's ruling on a contempt case against Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani that could see him jailed or thrown out of office, as he vowed to appear in person on Thursday to face the verdict.
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Gilani says he would appear before Supreme Court tomorrow
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today said he would appear in Pakistan's Supreme Court tomorrow for the sentencing in a contempt of court case that could decide his fate. Addressing a meeting of his cabinet, Gilani said: "I will appear before the Supreme Court tomorrow." The government has always respected the judiciary and acted on its orders ...
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Pakistan Supreme Court to deliver verdict in Gilani case this week
Pakistan's Supreme Court is expected to deliver a verdict later this week in a contempt case against the prime minister that could see him losing his job at a time when his U.S.-backed government is fighting terrorism and militancy, the premier's lawyer said on Tuesday. A guilty verdict could also result in Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani serving...
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Pak PM Gilani's son in Rs 7 billion drug scam?
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...
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Pak PM contempt case: Court to take evidence today
The Supreme Court of Pakistan is scheduled to take evidence today and assess it tomorrow in the contempt of court case against Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.
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Pak PM Gilani indicted for contempt of court
Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has been indicted by the Supreme Court for contempt of court. A two-page chargesheet against the Prime Minister is being read out in court. Mr Gilani has dug in his heels and refused to act on court orders to reopen graft cases against the President, Asif Ali Zardari.
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Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in court for hearing on contempt charges
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 President. Dealing a major blow to Gilani, 59, Pakistan's apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikh...
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Pakistan's New Chief Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk Takes Oath
Pakistan's new chief justice was sworn in on Sunday after signalling an end to years of judicial activism which have seen various Supreme Court decisions on political issues.
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Pak judges referred to Indian verdicts to disqualify Gilani
Pakistan's Supreme Court referred to two judicial verdicts by India's Supreme Court in its ruling disqualifying Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani following his conviction of contempt. The four-page short order issued on Tuesday by a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry referred to a total of eight judicial verdicts, including...
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Turmoil in Pakistan after Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani dismissed
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 Afghanistan.
-
65 per cent Pakistanis want Gilani to resign after his conviction: Poll
Sixty-five per cent of the people in Pakistan want Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to resign after his conviction of contempt by the Supreme Court, according to a poll conducted by a leading media group.
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Gilani convicted of contempt of court; no reason to resign says Pakistan's cabinet
Gilani convicted of contempt of court; no reason to resign says cabinet
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Pakistan cabinet says Yousuf Raza Gilani need not resign: 10 big facts
Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday found Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani guilty of contempt of court, but gave him only a symbolic sentence of a few minutes' detention in the courtroom. Here are 10 big facts on this story:
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Pakistan PM Yousuf Raza Gilani given 30-second symbolic punishment for contempt of court
The Pakistan Supreme Court has held Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani guilty of contempt of court and has convicted him till the rising of the court. That means that the PM will not be arrested or jailed - in a symbolic sentence that lasted about 30 seconds, he had to remain in court as the seven judges of the bench delivered judgement, rose and le...
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Pakistan Supreme Court to decide Gilani's fate today
Pakistan today waited with bated breath for the Supreme Court's ruling on a contempt case against Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani that could see him jailed or thrown out of office, as he vowed to appear in person on Thursday to face the verdict.
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Gilani says he would appear before Supreme Court tomorrow
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today said he would appear in Pakistan's Supreme Court tomorrow for the sentencing in a contempt of court case that could decide his fate. Addressing a meeting of his cabinet, Gilani said: "I will appear before the Supreme Court tomorrow." The government has always respected the judiciary and acted on its orders ...
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Pakistan Supreme Court to deliver verdict in Gilani case this week
Pakistan's Supreme Court is expected to deliver a verdict later this week in a contempt case against the prime minister that could see him losing his job at a time when his U.S.-backed government is fighting terrorism and militancy, the premier's lawyer said on Tuesday. A guilty verdict could also result in Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani serving...
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Pak PM Gilani's son in Rs 7 billion drug scam?
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...
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Pak PM contempt case: Court to take evidence today
The Supreme Court of Pakistan is scheduled to take evidence today and assess it tomorrow in the contempt of court case against Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.
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Pak PM Gilani indicted for contempt of court
Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has been indicted by the Supreme Court for contempt of court. A two-page chargesheet against the Prime Minister is being read out in court. Mr Gilani has dug in his heels and refused to act on court orders to reopen graft cases against the President, Asif Ali Zardari.
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Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in court for hearing on contempt charges
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 President. Dealing a major blow to Gilani, 59, Pakistan's apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikh...
