Pak’s ‘principled stance’ on Kashmir remains ‘unchanged’: Gilani

October 9th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has once again raked up the Kashmir issue, saying Islamabad's principled stance on the issue will remain unchanged and that it will continue to push for its early settlement. Talking to media person on the sidelines of a function in Muzaffarabad, Gilani said awarding autonomy to Gilgit Baltistan would not affect the Kashmir issue.

September 30th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, it seems, makes a special mention in his diary that he has to rake up the Kashmir issue in each of his speeches, as he has once again linked friendly relations with India to the resolution of the Kashmir issue. Addressing a public gathering in Pakistan occupied Kashmir's Gilgit, Gilani said 'good relations' with India were not possible without the settlement of the Kashmir issue.

September 20th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Prime Minister Yosuf Raza Gilani is back to singing his 'K-tune' by describing Kashmir as Pakistan's jugular vein. Interacting with a group of political leaders during an Iftaar party at the PM House here, Gilani said Islamabad's policy on Kashmir was based on Mohammad Ali Jinnah's stance that "Kashmir was the jugular vein of Pakistan." Referring to the government's recent decision to grant internal autonomy to Gilgit-Baltistan, Gilani said Pakistan's stand on Kashmir would remain unchanged.

September 5th, 2009 KARACHI - Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has once again said that Islamabad would continue its support to the Kashmiri people and the government's decision to give autonomy to Gilgit Baltistan does not mean that it has shelved the Kashmir issue. "We gave internal autonomy, sovereignty to Gilgit Baltistan which was a long standing demand of its people but this does not mean that we have forgotten the Kashmir issue.

August 21st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Terming the Kashmir issue as a 'cornerstone' of country's foreign policy, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said his government is 'vigorously' pursuing the issue. Speaking in the Lower House of parliament, Gilani said the government fully supported the cause of the Kashmiri people.

August 3rd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Emphasising Pakistan's 'victory' over India at Sharm-el-Sheikh in Egypt, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani told members of the National Assembly here on Monday that he had managed to uphold Islamabad's interests and claimed the upper hand in talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. During the course of his address to lawmakers, Gilani triumphantly claimed that for the first time he had convinced New Delhi to include Balochistan in a joint statement.

August 1st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Taliban's expanding writ is no longer the primary concern of Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. Rather it is the unrest in Balochistan that is troubling him the most.

July 16th, 2009 Sharm-el-SHEIKH - Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Thursday that he was very satisfied over his talks with his Indian counterpart, Dr. Manmohan Singh.

July 1st, 2009 PESHAWAR - In the times when Pakistan is facing severe economic hardships, the country's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has given a whopping windfall to all the lower house members by doubling their annual development fund to 20 million rupees. He gave no reason for the hike, and made a single sentence announcement before the 19-day budget session.

June 28th, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani Sunday said a "cordial relationship" with India was not possible until the longstanding Kashmir issue was resolved, the Online news agency reported. "Pakistan has always wanted to have cordial relations with all neighbouring countries including Afghanistan, India and Iran, but talks between India and Pakistan without the resolution of Kashmir issue would be fruitless," Gilani told reporters at Mansoorah.

June 10th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that Pakistan would keep calling for the global community to intervene in the Kashmir issue, and hoped it will play its role in safeguarding the rights of the Kashmiris. The government is committed to a peaceful resolution of the Kashmir dispute, Gilani said on Tuesday, hoping Pakistan and India would soon resume the composite dialogue process.

March 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.

March 15th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has accepted the resignation of Information and Broadcasting (IB) Minister Sherry Rehman, and has appointed Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas Qamaruz Zaman Kaira to the post. According to sources, Rehman told Gilani that the unwarranted interference in her work by some ministers had affected her prestige.

February 5th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The resolution of the Kashmir dispute holds the key to India-Pakistan ties and the two countries should resume their composite dialogue process that has been halted by the Mumbai carnage, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said. He also said that Pakistan's probe into the Mumbai attacks would be made public after the law ministry has given its response.

February 4th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has described the Kashmir stand-off as the most important issue in South Asia and expressed satisfaction over Pakistan's investigation into the Mumbai attacks, reports Geo TV. Addressing a joint press conference with Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani here Wednesday, he urged Pakistan to cooperate with India in its probe into the attacks.