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Gilani stands disqualified as PM, rules SC |
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled Speaker National Assembly Fehmida Mirza’s ruling as void and declared that Yousuf Raza Gilani stood disqualified since April 26. The Supreme Court announced the move after convicting Gilani on April 26 of contempt for refusing to ask Switzerland to reopen a multi-million-dollar corruption investigation into President Asif Ali Zardari.“Yousuf Raza Gilani has become disqualified from being member of the parliament,” said chief justice Iftikhar Muhamma ... |
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PPP CEC meeting discusses SC verdict
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ISLAMABAD: The meeting of the Pakistan People’s Party Central Executive Committee is in progress at the Presidency. The meeting is reviewing the political situation in the country following the Supreme Court's verdict in the National Assembly Speaker’s ruling case. The Supreme Court on Tuesday disqualified Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani as the prime minister. The meeting is being chaired by President Asif Zardari , Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari ... |
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Deadly attacks on Afghan, NATO bases |
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KANDAHAR: Taliban insurgents struck Afghan and NATO bases in the restive province of Kandahar on Tuesday, after a coalition soldier was killed by attackers in police uniforms, officials said. Seven suicide attackers stormed a joint Afghan-NATO base in Shah Wali Kot district at around 3:30 am (2300 GMT Monday), sparking a 30-minute gun battle that left all the insurgents dead, Kandahar governor spokesman Jawed Faisal said. NATO's US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said the att.. |
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