Pak Govt Vs Army

• Gilani drives his SUV to Supreme Court, wins reprieve

  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...

• Full transcript: The age of martial law is over in Pakistan, says Imran Khan

  As Pakistan's opposition continues to press for the exit of President Asif Ali Zardari-led civilian government due to the escalating crisis in the country, there is just one thing that every political party in the country seems to agree on - that there will be no military coup.

• The age of martial law is over in Pakistan, says Imran Khan

  As Pakistan's opposition continues to press for the exit of President Asif Ali Zardari-led civilian government due to escalating crisis in the country, there is just one thing that every political party in the country seems to agree on - that there will be no military coup.

• There will be no coup, no resignation by Pak PM: Rehman Malik to NDTV

  Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will appear before the country's Supreme Court to answer a contempt of court notice later this week amidst questions over whether the civilian government can survive. But emboldened by winning a trust vote in Parliament yesterday, its top leadership is now asserting that there is no question of the PM re...

• Zardari cuts short Dubai visit, returns to Pakistan

  Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari has cut short his Dubai visit and has returned to his country. The country's Parliament meets today in an emergency session, even as the confrontation between the government and the powerful military is threatening to boil over.

• Pakistan government isolated against army, courts

  Pakistan's government looks dangerously isolated in a fresh confrontation with the country's powerful military that analysts say could, at the very least, end in early elections.

• Amid crisis, Pakistan President Zardari travels to Dubai

  Pakistan's president left the country Thursday for what was described as a one-day private visit to Dubai, officials said. during a deepening crisis between the government and the powerful military.

• Pentagon: No assurances against Pakistan coup

  The US Defense Department has neither sought nor received assurances that the Pakistani army will not stage a coup even though there is near-open conflict between the civilian and military leadership, a Pentagon spokesman said on Wednesday.

• Defense Secretary's ouster adds to tension between Pakistan govt and army

  Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani fired his defense secretary, a retired general and confidant of Pakistan's army chief, on Wednesday as the civilian government appeared headed for a collision with the country's powerful military leadership.

• In Pak, reports of army vs govt over secret memo row

  Tension between the Pakistan Army and the civilian government has reached fever pitch over a secret memo, purportedly sent by President Asif Ali Zardari to the Obama administration, warning of a possible military takeover after Osama bin Laden was killed in Pakistan, in May this year.