ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan convicted Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Thursday during the announcement of a verdict in the contempt proceedings against him and sentenced him till the rising of court, BNA reported. The bench found Gilani guilty of contempt of court for refusing to reopen corruption cases against the president, but gave him only a symbolic sentence of a few minutes’... 

Supreme Court on Thursday found Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani guilty of the contempt for not writing to the Swiss Court to reopen cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. The court handed the prime minister a symbolic sentence of few minutes till the court proceedings adjourned. “For reasons to be recorded later, the prime minister is found guilty of contempt for willfully flouting the... 

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif Thursday demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani after he was convicted of contempt of court. “The prime minister should immediately resign. He should step down without causing further crisis,” Sharif said speaking to a private television channel. Sharif, who has twice served as prime minister, also called... 

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Thursday was convicted of contempt of court and sentenced until the rising of the court, BNA reported. A seven-judge bench of the court, headed by Justice Nasirul Mulk, announced the verdict in the contempt of court case. The premier was convicted and sentenced under Article 5 of the Contempt of Court Ordinance (Ordinance 5 of 2003) the constitution. 9:35... 

ISLAMABAD: The British government has made it clear to the Pakistani authorities that it would not hand over former President Pervez Musharraf to them. As per British government, it does not extradite individuals to countries where the death penalty is enforced; rather, it processes such requests as per its judicial system before giving out any decision. The refusal comes after a formal letter was... 

KARACHI – Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Monday said activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), the Awami National Party (ANP) and some other parties were involved in extortion in Karachi. Talking to reporters at the Jinnah International Airport Karachi, Malik said the prime minister’s son Ali Musa Gilani had reached the country to help with the investigation... 

ISLAMABAD: In a bizarre chain of events following the Bhoja Air crash, the chairman of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) flew to China hours after being booked by the Capital police for illegally keeping both the black box and cockpit voice recorder (CVR) at his “home for 24 hours”. Farkhand Iqbal – who spearheaded the rescue operation – was booked after the authorities found that he... 

SIALKOT: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Tuesday said that the judicial commission which was constituted to probe into the Bhoja Air crash is “less judicial and more commission”. Speaking to the media at Allama Iqbal Degree College in Sialkot during a laptop distribution ceremony, Sharif said that Pakistan was made to share grief and happiness with “our brothers of Sindh, Punjab,... 

ISLAMABAD: Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed has turned down a ‘request’ from the government to limit his public appearances and activities after the United States announced a $10 million ‘bounty’ on him earlier this month. Associates of Hafiz Saeed told BNA that government agencies ‘advised’ him not to participate in public rallies for the time being. However, Senator Pervez... 

Hospital staff sprinkled rose petals on some of the coffins as a gesture of compassion. ISLAMABAD – Dozens of coffins lined a hallway at Islamabad’s main hospital on Saturday as weeping relatives of the victims of the Bhoja Air plane crash slammed the authorities for the disaster. All 127 people on board perished when the Boeing 737 from Karachi crashed and burst into flames as it attempted...