Supreme Court On Gilani

• 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.

• 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.

• 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...

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 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.

• 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 ...

• 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...

• 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...

• Pakistan Supreme Court directs Prime Minister Gilani to write to Swiss authorities

  Pakistan's Supreme Court today directed Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to ask Swiss authorities to revive graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari and submit a report on March 21.

• 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.