Tag: PM Gilani

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has authorised filing corruption references against former prime minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani, Farooq Awan, former information technology...

Inching towards understanding After the hard talk during Karzai’s Islamabad visit last week, PM Gilani’s statement comes as nothing short of a game changer in...

More power to the judiciary’s elbow I have always considered that the success of lawyers’ movement in Pakistan in 2008 was its first war of...

Doing something would be the best response The resolution moved in the US House of Representatives underlining the atrocities in Balochistan and seeking the right...

Contempt of court Yousaf Raza Gilani is the fourth PM of Pakistan to be in the dock facing contempt charges. It is an irony that...

More is less The government of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani is enjoying power. This cannot be said for the people whom he governs. Power is...

Haqqani leaves Will the furies have no mercy on the champions of doom and gloom in the country? Will the national addiction to drama -...

Everybody jostles In an interview to a foreign news channel in Davos on January 26, PM Gilani rejected the notion that “democracy was under threat...

Civilian, assert thyself. Or not. Gilani has gone back on his stand that the military leadership had violated the constitution and rules of business by...

India has some too The issue of the two army chiefs, in India and Pakistan, still dominate the discussions. Chief of Army Staff V K...

Of tensions and extensions The Supreme Court’s direction to the government to submit a written assurance within two weeks that it has no intention of...

The quality of justice should not be strained With so much to say and such little space to say it in, best to KISS –...

Keeping calm and carrying on? PM Gilani’s appearance in the Supreme Court brought to light a number of important trends. First and foremost, the appearance...

A judgement is a judgement It is actually not that complicated. Are the judges always right? No. Should their judgements always be followed in letter...

Not too bad, as expected Aitzaz Ahsan being in his element wouldn't have sprung any surprises. After all, the senior lawyer is defending his third...

Let’s save the slogans for political rallies It seems there is no end to politics, intolerance and exaggerated reaction in Pakistan. Patience is in short...

The Supreme Court has issued contempt notice to PM Gilani for not writing letter to Swiss courts and constantly defying orders of the highest...