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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.

• Pakistan's Supreme court summons Imran Khan for contempt hearing

  Pakistan's top court on Wednesday summoned cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan for a contempt hearing over his "critical and derogatory" remarks against the judiciary, a statement said.

• Former Pakistan Prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani demands judges to be tried with Pervez Musharraf

  Former Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has demanded that Pakistani judges who endorsed the October 1999 coup, led by former army chief Pervez Musharraf, should also be charged with treason.

• Amended Swiss letter draft submitted to Pakistani court

  The Pakistani government on Wednesday submitted to the Supreme Court the amended draft of a letter that has to be sent to Swiss authorities to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.

• Son of Pakistan's sacked Prime Minister elected to parliament

  The eldest son of Pakistan's sacked prime minister has been elected to parliament to replace his father, a month after he was dismissed by the Supreme Court for contempt.

• 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...

• Pakistan People's Party nominates Makhdoom Shahabuddin for Prime Minister's post: Reports

  The ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has nominated senior leader Makhdoom Shahabuddin for the post of Prime Minister following the Supreme Court's disqualification of Yousuf Raza Gilani, according to a media report today.

• 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.

• Pakistan Supreme Court disqualifies Yousuf Raza Gilani, says vacate Prime Minister's post

  Pakistan's top court on Tuesday disqualified Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani from holding office, two months after convicting him for contempt for refusing to ask Swiss authorities to reopen corruption cases against the president, state TV reported.

• Prime Minister can't be stopped from performing duties: Pakistan court

  Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani cannot be stopped from performing his duties as the Supreme Court did not disqualify him when it convicted him for contempt, the Islamabad High Court has observed.

• 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.

• 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

• Pakistan Supreme Court's order on Yousuf Raza Gilani

  The Pakistan Supreme Court today held Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani guilty of contempt for refusing to reopen an old corruption case against President Asif Ali Zardari and convicted him till the rising of the court.

• 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:

• 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...