Gilani On Memogate

In a reversal of sorts, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the country's military leadership did not act unconstitutionally, according to Pakistan State TV.

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 against President Asif Ali Zardari. And it has exempted the PM from appearing in court at the next he...

Embattled Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani tonight appeared to reach out to the powerful army by stating that all state institutions will be allowed to play their role in an apparent bid to resolve the tense stand-off between the government and the military.

A resolution introduced in Pakistan's Parliament on Friday sought support for the beleaguered government, currently facing its worst crisis since coming to power nearly four years ago due to a standoff with the judiciary and the military.

Pakistan's embattled former ambassador to US, Husain Haqqani, fears he will be murdered if he leaves his sanctuary in the official residence of the Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani, a media report said on Wednesday.

Seeking to dispel the impression of a confrontation between them over the Memogate scandal, Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani held a lengthy meeting following which they said their divergent views on the issue should "not be misconstrued as a standoff."

Pakistan ambassador to the US, Husain Haqqani, has submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. In a post on micro-blogging site Twitter, Mr Haqqani wrote, "I have requested PM Gilani to accept my resignation as Pakistan Ambassador to US.

As controversy thickened over surfacing of a secret memo, Pakistan's ambassador to the US, Husain Haqqani, met President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday.

In a reversal of sorts, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the country's military leadership did not act unconstitutionally, according to Pakistan State TV.

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 against President Asif Ali Zardari. And it has exempted the PM from appearing in court at the next he...

Embattled Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani tonight appeared to reach out to the powerful army by stating that all state institutions will be allowed to play their role in an apparent bid to resolve the tense stand-off between the government and the military.

A resolution introduced in Pakistan's Parliament on Friday sought support for the beleaguered government, currently facing its worst crisis since coming to power nearly four years ago due to a standoff with the judiciary and the military.

Pakistan's embattled former ambassador to US, Husain Haqqani, fears he will be murdered if he leaves his sanctuary in the official residence of the Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani, a media report said on Wednesday.

Seeking to dispel the impression of a confrontation between them over the Memogate scandal, Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani held a lengthy meeting following which they said their divergent views on the issue should "not be misconstrued as a standoff."

Pakistan ambassador to the US, Husain Haqqani, has submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. In a post on micro-blogging site Twitter, Mr Haqqani wrote, "I have requested PM Gilani to accept my resignation as Pakistan Ambassador to US.

As controversy thickened over surfacing of a secret memo, Pakistan's ambassador to the US, Husain Haqqani, met President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday.