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Has Pakistan PM Yousaf Raza Gilani eaten crow?

Embattled Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Saturday appeared to reach out to the powerful army but the Army Chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani is reported to have adopted a tough stance and w

Zardari, Gilani meet Kayani in patch-up bid

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Saturday tried to make peace with powerful Army chief Ashfaq Parvez Kayani in two separate meetings here.

Pakistan PM calls MPs to arms: ‘Save democracy’

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, made a strong pitch for democracy in a country plagued by military coups when he defiantly urged MPs of all parties to support him, saying they had to choos

No confidence vote not needed: Gilani

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Friday said he does not need a vote of confidence from the parliament.

"Whoever wants to initiate a no-confidence motion in the parliament, they are free

Won't support any coup, says Imran Khan

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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Thursday said his party will not support any military coup, as tensions mounted between the country's political leadership and the army.

Mr. Khan's

Pakistan coup drama shifts to top court

A day after Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani sacked defence secretary Naeem Khalid Lodhi, and coup fears waned even as the standoff between the Army and the government continued in Pakistan, the focu

Pak showdown as Army, govt at war

The powerful Pakistan Army on Wednesday asked the weak civilian government led by Yousaf Raza Gilani of the Pakistan People’s Party to “shut its mouth” or face “grievous consequences”.

Pakistan showdown as Army, govt at war

The powerful Pakistan Army on Wednesday asked the weak civilian government led by Yousaf Raza Gilani of the Pakistan People’s Party to 'shut its mouth' or face 'grievous consequences'.

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Pak court nod to send records

A Pakistani court on Wednesday accepted the application of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to send the record of court proceedings in Mumbai attacks with the judicial commission slated to leave

Pak rejects India proposal on FMCT talks

Pakistan has rejected a proposal from India to join the talks on the Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty (FMCT) at the next session of the Conference on Disarmament (CD), officials here said.

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