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Gilani: Would rather face jail than write to Swiss
Virtually rejecting Pakistan Supreme Court’s directive to reopen graft cases against the President, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Thursday said he would rather go to jail for committing contemp
Pakistani man chained wife, niece
A man chained his wife and his niece to prevent them from leaving their home in Lahore city. The women were unshackled by the police that was left confused when the niece accused her aunt of putting h
Research documents on Zardari's immunity stolen
Research papers dealing with immunity for heads of states were the only things stolen from the home of a Supreme Court official, a media report said Friday.
The apex court is hearing a contempt case
Kayani plans a big reshuffle of pak generals
The Pakistan Army Chief, Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, is set to effect a major reshuffle in the military’s top hierarchy in the next few days after the incumbent ISI chief, Lt. Gen. Ahmed Shuja Pasha, retires on March 18, sources said.
Would rather face jail than death sentence, says Pak PM
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Thursday said he would rather go to jail for committing contempt of court than violate the Constitution by acting on the Supreme Court's ultimatum to reop
Pakistan's Khan cancels India trip over Rushdie
Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan on Wednesday abruptly cancelled a visit to India after it emerged British author Salman Rushdie would speak at the same conference.
Khan was scheduled
ISI has political wing, admits minister
Pakistan's powerful spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has always had a political wing, admitted Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar.
There has always been a political wing in the ISI and the pr
Pakistan: PM, Prez want polls in March 2013
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and coalition partners have decided to hold general elections in March 2013 – a proposal unacceptable to the Opposition parties.
Will follow constitution in Zardari case: Gilani
Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said he will act in accordance with the constitution with regard to the corruption charge against President Asif Ali Zardari.
Gilani was replying to re
Pakistan lacks strategy to tackle radical Islamists: Daily
Pakistan has no coherent strategy to deal with sectarian and radical Islamist groups that practise and preach violent jihad, said a leading daily that warned about 'the shrewdness of these outfits'.
