Tag: PM

Spain PM calls Nov election, four months early

Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero announced an early general election in November, four months early than scheduled, looking to capitalise on a...

Cabinet reshuffling expected prior to Ramzan

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has decided to reshuffle the federal cabinet prior to Ramzan Mubarik to accommodate the left over PML-Q ministers. Official sources...

$90 million approved for Karakoram Highway

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has approved $ 90 million for the restoration of Karakoram Highway out of the financial help provided by...

Those wishing clash of institutions to be disappointed: PM

Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on Wednesday said that the elected government knew how to resolve the complex national issues and those who...

PM shares India talks agenda with leaders

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Tuesday telephoned the country’s leading politicians and took them into confidence over the Pakistani and Indian foreign ministers’...

PM urges engineers to lead in nation building

Energy deficit undermining economy Multiple factors are undermining the state of the national economy, including the global economic recession, energy deficits and the blowback from...

Govt added 3,000mw to national grid despite all odds: PM

Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Tuesday that despite all odds, the present government had added 3,000 megawatt to the electricity system...

Better Pak-US ties desired, but not at sovereignty’s cost: PM

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Monday said Pakistan wanted better ties with the US but not at the cost of national sovereignty. “We...

AGP not on same page with PM over reconciliation commission

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani’s government is heading towards another disaster on the legal front as Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) Maulvi Anwar-ul-Haq has...

‘SC may hold PM in contempt if orders are violated’

Legal experts on Monday warned the government against violation of the Supreme Court orders, saying arrogance and defiance of court orders might compel it...

No compromise with US over sovereignty of Pakistan: PM

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has declared that there would no compromise with America over dignity and sovereignty of Pakistan. Talking to journalists during...

Pakistan’s continued interaction with India caused them to act maturely: PM

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Monday said due to his continued interaction with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, there was no repeat of...

Indian minister accused of fraud says PM knew

India's former telecom minister, accused in a mammoth fraud case, insisted Monday that he was innocent and that Premier Manmohan Singh had been aware...

Norway killer intended to target former PM

The man who bombed Norway's capital and gunned down Labour Party youths on an island, killing at least 93, told police he intended to...

President, PM denounce terror attack in Norway

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani have, on behalf of the Government and people of Pakistan, strongly condemned the...

Australian PM subject of new TV comedy

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard is to be the subject of a television comedy parodying her life, and said she expects it to be...

PM accepts Kardar’s resignation, Yasin acting SBP governor

The mystery shrouding the resignation of SBP governor Shahid Kardar was finally resolved on Monday when the government notified the acceptance of his resignation...