Tag: Yousaf Raza Gilani
Country hurtles towards 2012 polls
The government has won temporary respite in its bid to cling onto office but early polls are inevitable as the army and judiciary plot...
We are committed to empowering women: Gilani
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Friday that the government was committed to empowering women through education.
The prime minister was addressing the Lahore...
The system must go on
A win for democracy is a win for everyone
In contrast to the assault that was mounted against the apex court when former Prime Minister...
Institutional role conflict
Moderation and restraint is the call of the day
The threat of military takeover, discussed in the political circles on 11 January, has been averted,...
What good is ‘Roti, Kapra aur Makaan’ without natural gas?
Although Sindh and Balochistan are larger producers of natural gas in the country, with at least 69 percent and 17 percent, respectively, the Sui...
Over 9,000 FIRs against power thieves
The Lahore Electricity Supply Company (LESCO) got registered a record number of over 9,000 FIRs against the consumers, allegedly involved in power theft, and...
Haqqani fears for his life
Former Pakistani ambassador to Washington Husain Haqqani has been caught in a showdown between Pakistan's army and civilian leaders, and now says he fears...
Students’ unions await resurrection
Even though education was made a provincial subject in the 18th Amendment and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani also announced the restoration of students’...
Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto: the legacy goes on
The Pakistani Nation today is marking 84th birthday anniversary of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the first elected Prime Minister of the country and a...
No one should transgress limits: PM
Stability is essential for economic growth and democracy ensures it with all institutions performing their roles within their constitutional domain, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza...
Implement NRO verdict by 10th, SC tells govt
Enough is enough’ appears to be the mood of the judges on the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) issue as the Supreme Court on Tuesday...
PM snubs call for military courts
An unusually charged Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Tuesday lashed out at Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif, without naming him, for...
Non-political president
2012: the year when big things are supposed to happen in the political landscape of Pakistan. All parties bar the Pakistan Peoples Party have...
PQA to defy apex court by hiring 100 more people?
Although Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and the Supreme Court have restrained the Port Qasim Authority (PQA) from making any fresh recruitment, on political...
President, PM wish Nawaz happy birthday
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani greeted Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif on his birthday on December 25....
Either COAS or govt should go: Rashid
Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmad on Sunday said there was contradiction between the statements of the government and the army, Dunya...