Kerry Lugar Bill 'big success' for Pak Government: GilaniOctober 7th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Defending the Kerry Lugar Bill, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has termed the controversial aid package as a 'big success' of his government. Addressing a meeting of government coalition partners, Gilani said the United States has assured all help to Pakistan.
Gilani rejects inking safe passage deal for MusharrafSeptember 19th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has denied inking any 'safe exit' deal to facilitate former President General Pervez Musharraf's safe passage from the country after he stepped down from the Presidency. In an interview to a private television channel, Gilani said: "If there had been such a deal, it would have surfaced by now, as the media is very vibrant today."
Gilani also said would be wrong to say that Musharraf has been 'pardoned', as neither he has been convicted by the court of law nor been 'indemnified by parliament'.
Sharif is like my brother : GilaniAugust 23rd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif is like a brother to him. Reacting to Sharif's statement that he was heart-broken by his (Gilani's) decision to distance the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) from former President General Pervez Musharraf's trial, Gilani said he would soon contact the former Prime Minister to address all his grievances.
Gojra's anti-Christian riots force Gilani to review 'blasphemy laws'August 7th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Following his visit to riot-hit Gojra, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has hinted at changing the blasphemy law in a bid to facilitate "religious harmony" in the country. Eight Christians were burnt alive last month over blasphemy allegations in Gojra.
Musharraf's fate to be decided by Parliament: GilaniAugust 2nd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the final decision regarding the fate of former President General Pervez Musharraf would be taken by Parliament. Commenting on the Supreme Court's verdict that declared Musharraf's November 3, 2007 actions as 'extra-judicial and unconstitutional', Gilani said Parliament is the appropriate forum to take decisions of national interest.
Gilani denounces Zardari's 'India no longer a threat' standJuly 19th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - : President Zardari's statement that India no longer remains a threat to the country, were his 'personal views', Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf aza Gilani has said. Talking to media persons after returning from Sharm-el-Sheikh, Gilani said there is a need for a more 'careful' approach while talking about the relations between the two neighboring countries.
Neither parliament nor presidency has full authority in Pak: GilaniJuly 12th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said the country lacks a proper governing system with neither the parliamentary nor the presidency having full authority. Replying to a student's question at the convocation ceremony of the International Islamic University here, Gilani said the prevalent system in Pakistan was a 'hotchpotch' of a system.
Gilani blames Musharraf for illegally stripping provinces of powersJuly 11th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has blamed the former President General Pervez Musharraf of violating the norms of the Constitution by grabbing the autonomy enjoyed by the provinces. "The previous government 'illegally and unconstitutionally' put the local governments in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution," The News quoted Gilani, as saying.
Malakand operation not conventional but 'guerilla war' with no time frame: GilaniMay 10th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Terming the ongoing military operation in the Malakand Division in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) as "guerilla war", Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said no time frame could be set for the operation to be called-off. "Terrorists have no religion and country and they would be dealt with sternly.
Now, Gilani sees "foreign hand" behind Karachi violenceMay 1st, 2009 MULTAN - Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said the involvement of a foreign hand in the recent spate of violence in Karachi could not be ruled out. Addressing media persons here, Gilani said the government is committed to take stern action against anybody who challenges the writ of the country and is involved in violation of the law.
Pak to share own counter-terrorism policy with US soon: GilaniApril 19th, 2009 KARACHI - Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the country is ready with its own anti-terrorism strategy which it would be sharing with the United States soon. "Our policy is ready, and Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi would visit the US in the first week of May to share this policy with the American administration," The Daily quoted Gilani, as saying.
Gilani raises spectre of Indian aggressionMarch 27th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pointing to Pakistan's inner turmoil, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has raised the spectre of an Indian aggression but said the armed forces would be provided the necessary funds in spite of a cash crunch to maintain the necessary deterrent. Noting that historically a weak internal front always tended to invite external aggression, Gilani said: 'When seen with the widening force differential between ours and Indian armed forces, it explains to us its emboldened posture and urge to find space for a conventional war.'
Despite the current financial crunch, the government would ensure that all the requirements of the armed forces were fully met to prepare them to accomplish their mission, the prime minister said during his address at the National Defence University here, Dawn reported Friday.
Pak's 'poor' Prime Minister Gilani has property worth 200,000 rupees onlyMarch 22nd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Believe it or not, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has property worth 200,000 rupees only. According to the details of assets and liabilities submitted to the Pakistan Election Commission by Gilani, he does not own any plots, apartments, commercial buildings or agriculture properties anywhere in the country.
Gilani says Govt. not planning to curtail Chaudhry's powersMarch 18th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has rejected reports that the government is planning to curtail the powers of the Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Chaudhry. Gilani said: "Such negativism should be discouraged", while adding that by reinstating Chaudhry, the government had amicably resolved the national issue of the independence of judiciary "in accordance with Benazir Bhutto's vision and President Asif Zardari's promise".
Gilani's game plan to kill two birds with one stoneMarch 13th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Prime Minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani is trying very hard to save his chair and to put an end to the ongoing political turmoil in the country to stem another bout of military rule. Gilani, reportedly, is working on a reconciliation strategy with the PML-N that would include overturning the verdict of the Sharif brother's disqualification from contesting elections and reinstating Shabaz Sharif as chief minister of Punjab.
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