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  Pakistan: Former PM Yusuf Raza Gilani elected unopposed as Senate chairman

  World | April 09, 2024 16:18 IST

  Gilani, 71, was elected as the Senate chairman and PML-N's Saidal Khan Nasir was elected as the deputy chairman of the Upper House of Pakistan's Parliament. With this, the ruling alliance has solidified its grip on power by controlling both houses of the parliament.

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  US informed about Osama bin Laden hiding in Pakistan much before his death: Ex-PM Yusuf Gilani

  World | February 03, 2024 12:16 IST

  Pakistan's former PM Yusuf Raza Gilani said that ex-US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice informed him about her apprehensions of bin Laden hiding in Pakistan during a visit in 2008 after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. Gilani had then dismissed the claims as "disinformation".

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  Former Pak Envoy Husain Haqqani Fears For His Life

  World | January 04, 2012 17:32 IST

  London, Jan 4: Pakistan's embattled former ambassador to US, Husain Haqqani, fears he will be murdered if he leaves his sanctuary in the official residence of the Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani, a media

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  Pak PM Hits Back At US Allegations

  World | September 25, 2011 11:13 IST

  Islamabad, Sept 25: Pakistan prime minister says U.S. allegations that the country's premier spy agency is helping Afghan insurgents are a sign of American “policy disarray” over the future of Afghanistan.Yusuf Raza Gilani described fresh

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  Pakistan Can Look Any Country In The Eyes On National Interest: Gilani

  World | August 29, 2011 13:40 IST

  Lahore, August 29:   Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Sunday said that Pakistan was a powerful country and could look at any country in the eyes on its national interest.Addressing a press conference, the

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  Gilani Claims Credit For 'No Blame Game' After Mumbai Blasts

  World | July 25, 2011 22:12 IST

  Islamabad, Jul 25: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today patted himself on his back claiming that his interactions with Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh led to “no blame game” after the recent bombings in Mumbai

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  US Pressed Pakistan To Send ISI Chief To Delhi After 26/11 : Wikileaks

  World | May 20, 2011 13:08 IST

  New Delhi, May 20: The Hindu on Friday published US diplomatic cables obtained from WikiLeaks to reveal that the U.S. tried hard to persuade Pakistan to stick to a November 28, 2008 decision to send

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  Gen Kayani Asks Gilani To Arrange Joint Session Of Parliament

  World | May 10, 2011 8:44 IST

  Islamabd, May 10 : Pakistan Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has requested the Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani to convene a joint session of Parliament, whether the politicians will be

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  POK Residents Can Stay In Valley For 6 Months

  India | March 27, 2011 14:02 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 26: In yet another gesture to normalise ties with Pakistan, India has decided to increase the stay period for people visiting Jammu and Kashmir from Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir to six months with multiple entries