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Pakistani Army desires democracy: Gilani

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that there was "no chance" of a military coup in Pakistan...

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US drone strikes `illegal`: Gilani

Pakistan-US ties ran into trouble following the NATO-led air strike on a Pakistani military border p...

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Gilani’s U-turn: ‘Pakistani PM is unpredictable’

An editorial in the Daily Times said retracting statements is a form of appeasement.

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No ‘creeping coup’ taking place in Pak: Gilani

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said all stakeholders in the country favour democracy in Pakistan.

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Pak PM Gilani sets the tone for peace with Army

Gilani said remarks against Army and ISI chiefs were made at a time when "there were lot of events ...

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`Worst not yet over for Pakistan government`

An editorial in the News International said that the past few days have been tumultuous for Pakistan...

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Zardari, Kayani agree to keep NATO supplies blocked

Both Zardari and Kayani have expressed satisfaction with the progress of the work by the parliamenta...

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`Unstable Pakistan has consequences for India`

A brewing political crisis over memo scandal has pushed Pakistan on the brink of chaos.

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Zardari meets Kayani amid political crisis in Pak

Zardari and Kayani held informal talks on Pakistan-US relations and the country`s economy during t...

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Pak political crisis: Confrontations and Compromises

Whether it’s the Army versus govt or judiciary versus govt, it is the govt which finds itself caught...

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No intention to sack Kayani, Pasha: Pak govt

Tensions between the government and the military reached a peak last week after Gilani said the Arm...

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`Pak govt won’t extend ISI chief’s tenure`

There is no indication that Army Chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani is interested in giving an extension...

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Zardari gets in talks with Army to defuse tensions

The presidency and the Pakistani military are engaged in parleys aimed at defusing the tensions bet...

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`Pakistan politically paralysed`

Pakistan is witnessing a tense stand-off between the political leadership and the powerful military.

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Pakistan SC issues contempt notice to PM Gilani

The Supreme Court has summoned the PM on January 19 to explain why he has not complied with the orde...

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Now, Pakistani PM Gilani hails Army

Pakistan`s Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said the civilian leadership fully backs the armed forc...

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Reports of ‘furious’ Kayani ‘hypothetical`

Reports claimed that Pak Army chief had complained to President about PM`s criticism of the military...

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Pak Generals won’t overthrow govt: Experts

After a week of tense showdown between Pakistan`s civilian and military leaderships, the feared pros...

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Embattled Pak PM reaches out to Army

Pak PM`s seemingly conciliatory remarks came on a day when Kayani met Prez Zardari, in the midst of ...

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Zardari cuts short Dubai visit, returns to Pak

Cutting short his Dubai trip, President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday morning returned to Pakistan as t...

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Plea in Pak court seeks to prevent Kayani sacking

A Pakistani court has admitted a petition seeking to block any attempt by the government to sack the...

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PML-Q chief mediating between Gilani and Kayani

Differences between Pakistan`s civilian government and the powerful military seemed to reach at poin...

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`Don`t allow hawks to take over Pakistan`

Pakistani PM Yousuf Raza Gilani has sacked the defence secretary and the military has warned of seri...

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Monitoring situation in Pakistan: US

The US embassy in Islamabad, led by the Ambassador Cameron Munter, is in constant touch with leaders...

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Kayani meets core men, coup fears alive in Pak

The US says that it has not received any assurances from the Pakistani Army that it would not stage ...

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No assurances against Pakistan coup: Pentagon

The US Defence Department has neither sought nor received assurances that the Pakistani Army will no...

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Pak Army chief meets core commanders amid rising tensions

The powerful military has often been at odds with civilian leaders and has ruled Pak for more than h...

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Mush contacts Kayani to discuss return to Pak

Musharraf appointed Kayani as the Army chief when he took off his military uniform in late 2007.

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Memo: Replies by Kayani, Pasha illegal, says Gilani

Gilani said that the replies submitted to the SC by the chiefs of the Army and ISI was "unconstitut...

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Pak Army chief meets top Chinese defence officials

Kayani is locked in a political conflict with the civilian government over memo scandal.

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Pak Army chief on China trip

The visit comes amidst continuing tensions in Pakistan`s relations with the US.

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Pakistan rejects NATO attack report as biased

The Nov 26 air strikes in Mohmand region bordering Afghanistan led to severe strain in the Pakistan-...

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Pakistan`s PM denies plans to sack generals

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said he did not view the generals as a threat to democracy.

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ISI chief stepped beyond his jurisdiction: Pak govt

Both Kayani and Pasha have taken an opposite position to that of the government before the apex cour...

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Showcause to Kayani`s man over memogate affidavit

However, insiders say, Lodhi is unlikely to be sacked as the government wanted to avert any confront...

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Kayani, Pasha to be sacked? Pak PM denies

The two generals have been held responsible for forcing Pakistan to adopt an extremely harsh stance ...

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Kayani rules out military takeover

Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani clarified on Friday that the reports on military takeover is `mi...

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Pakistan Army wants Prez Zardari `out of office`

Zardari returned to Pakistan this week from medical treatment in Dubai that raised speculation he wo...

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Pak govt’s shocker: ‘Lost control over Army, ISI’

The Defence Ministry has conceded that it has no operational control over the Army and the spy agenc...

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Kayani presses for Memogate probe

Kayani has made a fresh request to the Supreme Court to probe the Memogate scandal, in a sign that ...

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60 second phone call that Pak is talking about

Kayani, spoke "by chance" with Zardari Dec 16. It was their first conversation since the president a...

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Zardari and Kayani speak to each other "by chance"

Asif Ali Zardari and his powerful army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani spoke to each other "by chance...

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When Kayani spoke `by chance` with Zardari

The Prime Minister said he handed over the phone to the army chief who had a chat with Zardari.

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Pakistan Army is pro-democracy, assures Gilani

Gilani Saturday expressed his confidence that both the government and army were pro-democracy and di...

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Gilani, Kayani meet to bury `memogate`

General Kayani and ISI chief Lt Gen Ahmed Shuja Pasha, in their responses, sought an inquiry into th...

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Memogate was conspiracy against Pak Army: Kayani

Pakistan Army chief Gen Ashfaq Kayani has described the alleged secret memo sent to the US military ...

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‘No discussion on reopening up of NATO supply’

The Pakistan Army said issue of reopening up of NATO supply was not discussed during the recent tel...

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Kayani meets Gilani; discuss national security issues

Pakistan Army chief Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kayani met Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and discussed n...

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