No threat to democracy in Pakistan: Gilani
January 29th, 2012 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 29 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said there is no chance of a military coup in the country because the army favours democracy and ... Read more...
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Rockets fired at Pakistan Military Academy (Second Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 27 (IANS) Nine rockets were fired at the Pakistan Military Academy in Abbottabad, a town where Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was shot dead in his hideout ... Read more...
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Everyone wants democracy in Pakistan: Gilani
January 27th, 2012 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 27 (IANS) All stakeholders in the country favour democracy in Pakistan and "no one has a desire to violate the constitution", Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has ... Read more...
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Pakistani daily castigates Gilani for flip-flop
January 27th, 2012 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 27 (IANS) Retracting statements is a form of appeasement, a daily said Friday, referring to "unpredictable" Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's u-turn after calling the army chief ... Read more...
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Dictators have no chance of returning: Gilani (Lead)
January 20th, 2012 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 20 (IANS) In an oblique reference to the country's past military rulers, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Friday said "dictators" who boasted of curbing corruption while ... Read more...
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Army is subordinate to executive, says Pakistan bar association
January 18th, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 18 (IANS) Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association president Yasin Azad said the army was subordinate to the executive.Army chief Gen. Ashfaq Pervez Kayani and director general of the ... Read more...
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Joint chiefs of staff committee chairman calls on Zardari
January 16th, 2012 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 16 (IANS) Pakistan's Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee chairman Gen. Khalid Shamim Wynne Monday called on President Asif Ali Zardari to discuss the country's security situation, a ... Read more...
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Ijaz seeks time to appear before memo commission (Lead)
January 16th, 2012 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 16 (IANS) Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz, one of the key figures in the memo scandal, Monday sought more time to appear before a three-member judicial commission probing ... Read more...
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I am only answerable to parliament: Gilani
January 16th, 2012 - 1:37 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 16 (IANS) Declining to clarify his remarks about the country's army and intelligence chiefs over submission of statements to the apex court in the memo scandal, Prime ... Read more...
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Sacked Pakistani official says he was ignorant of rules
January 14th, 2012 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 14 (IANS) Pakistan's former defence secretary Naeem Khalid Lodhi, whose sacking over a submission in the Supreme Court led to a stand-off between the political leadership and ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s prosperity lies in following constitution: Gilani
January 14th, 2012 - 1:08 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 14 (IANS) The prosperity of Pakistan lies in following the constitution, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani emphasised Saturday, days after he accused army chief General Ashfaq Parvez ... Read more...
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Sacked for not signing affidavit: Pakistan’s ex-defence secretary
January 13th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 13 (IANS) Former Pakistani defence secretary Naeem Khalid Lodhi, who was sacked by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani for "misconduct and unlawful steps he took" in the ... Read more...
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Gilani rejects trust vote as Zardari returns home (Second Lead)
January 13th, 2012 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 13 (IANS) The day Pakistani President Asaf Ali Zardari returned home from a private visit to Dubai, embattled Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Friday rejected out of ... Read more...
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Zardari back in Pakistan from Dubai
January 13th, 2012 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 13 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari, who left Pakistan for Dubai Thursday amid a stand-off between the political leadership and the powerful military, returned to the country ... Read more...
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‘What kind of Pakistan do Pakistanis want?’
January 13th, 2012 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 13 (IANS) What kind of Pakistan do Pakistanis want, a leading daily wondered Friday in the midst of a tense stand-off between the political leadership and ... Read more...
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Don’t need trust vote, not opposing any institution: Gilani (Lead)
January 13th, 2012 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 13 (IANS) Embattled Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Friday said that he does not need vote of confidence and asked parliament to decide whether there would ... Read more...
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Army to provide security to Mansoor Ijaz
January 13th, 2012 - 8:26 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 13 (IANS) A meeting of the Pakistan Army's top commanders has decided to provide security to Mansoor Ijaz, one of the central figures in the memo scandal, ... Read more...
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Pakistani defence secretary’s dismissal challenged in court
January 12th, 2012 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 12 (IANS) A Pakistani advocate Thursday filed a petition in the Lahore High Court against the dismissal of the defence secretary by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.Gilani ... Read more...
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Pakistan Army may not cooperate with new defence secretary
January 12th, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 12 (IANS) Top Pakistan Army officials have said they might refuse to work with the new defence secretary a day after Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani fired Naeem ... Read more...
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Zardari leaves a tense Pakistan for a day in Dubai (Second Lead)
January 12th, 2012 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 12 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari has left Pakistan, tense with rumours and fears of another military coup, and gone to Dubai amid a stand-off between an ... Read more...
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Zardari leaves for Dubai (Lead)
January 12th, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 12 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari has left Pakistan and gone to Dubai, a city where he was hospitalisied last December over a heart ailment, amid a ... Read more...
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Zardari leaves Pakistan, goes to Dubai
January 12th, 2012 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 12 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari has left for Dubai, a media report said Thursday. His departure took place amid a stand-off between the political leadership ... Read more...
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Won’t support any coup, says Imran Khan
January 12th, 2012 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 12 (IANS) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan Thursday said the party would not support a military coup as the country witnessed a stand-off between the political ... Read more...
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When a Pakistani officer’s posting fuelled coup rumour
January 12th, 2012 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 12 (IANS) An Pakistani Army officer taking command of a brigade was enough to fuel coup rumours as the formation had in the past been used to ... Read more...
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Don’t allow hawks to take over Pakistan: Daily
January 12th, 2012 - 12:53 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 12 (IANS) "Trigger-happy hawks" should not be allowed to take control of a situation that is already spinning out of control in Pakistan, a daily said Thursday, ... Read more...
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Gilani sacks defence secretary, takes on army (Intro Night Lead)
January 12th, 2012 - 1:37 am ICT by IANS
Islambad, Jan 11 (IANS) Pakistan's political and military establishments were set for a showdown as Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani sacked the defence secretary Wednesday after coming under attack ... Read more...
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Democracy to continue in Pakistan: Gilani
January 12th, 2012 - 1:23 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 11 (IANS) Against the backdrop of tension with the army after his sacking of the defence secretary, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Wednesday that his ... Read more...
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India tracking developments in Pakistan
January 11th, 2012 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) With the tension mounting between the military and the civilian government following the dismissal of Pakistan's defence secretary, India is closely watching developments in ... Read more...
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Gilani sacks Defence Secretary, takes on army (Night Lead)
January 11th, 2012 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 11 (IANS) Pakistan's political and military establishments were set for a showdown as Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani sacked the defence secretary Wednesday after coming under attack ... Read more...
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Gilani dismisses Pakistani defence secretary (Lead)
January 11th, 2012 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 11 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minster Yousuf Raza Gilani Wednesday sacked the Defence Secretary, Lt. Gen. (retd.) Naeem Khalid Lodhi, for his "misconduct and the unlawful steps he ... Read more...
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Memo commission orders grant of visa, security to Ijaz
January 9th, 2012 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 9 (IANS) The memo commission Monday directed Pakistan's attorney general to issue visa to Pakistani American businessman Mansoor Ijaz besides ensuring his security to enable him to ... Read more...
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No clash between Pakistan’s institutions: Zardari (Lead)
January 7th, 2012 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 7 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari has denied any conflict between the government and the judiciary or the army, saying there is an evolution process going on, ... Read more...
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Ijaz to testify in memo case mid-January
January 7th, 2012 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 7 (IANS) Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz has informed the memo probe commission of his availability in mid-January for testifying while offering his BlackBerry for forensic investigation about his ... Read more...
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Zardari ‘will respect’ parliament probe in memo scandal
January 7th, 2012 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 7 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari has said he will respect the decision of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) regarding 'memo scandal' as ... Read more...
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Ijaz submits phone details to memo commission
January 7th, 2012 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 6 (IANS) A lawyer representing Pakistani American businessman Mansoor Ijaz Friday submitted his BlackBerry personal identification number to the commission probing the memo scandal.The commission had sought phone ... Read more...
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