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16 Jan 2012, 8:05 am
[JURIST] The Supreme Court of Pakistan [official website] began contempt proceedings against Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] Monday after he refused to comply with a court order. [read post]
8 Aug 2012, 9:41 am
Ashraf may also face contempt of court proceedings like his predecessor Yousuf Raza Gilani [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] if he does not appear before the court on August 27 or continues to... [read post]
13 Feb 2012, 6:26 am
[JURIST] The Supreme Court of Pakistan [official website] charged Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] with contempt of court Monday for disobeying a court order to open corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari [official website]. [read post]
2 Feb 2012, 8:07 am
[JURIST] The Supreme Court of Pakistan [official website] on Thursday ordered Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] to appear in court on February 13 for a formal indictment on contempt charges. [read post]
19 Jan 2012, 9:36 am
Gilani was ordered to appear to explain why he did not comply with court's order to reopen a corruption case against President Asif Ali Zardari [official website]. [read post]
8 Feb 2012, 8:34 am
The contempt charge stems from Gilani's refusal to purse corruption charges against Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari [profile]. [read post]
26 Apr 2012, 10:00 am
[JURIST] The Supreme Court of Pakistan [official website] convicted [order text] Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] of contempt of court Wednesday for disobeying a court order to open corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari [official website]. [read post]
30 Jan 2009, 3:24 am
Pakistan's president Asif Ali Zardari has received a proposal to convert death sentences to life imprisonment, according to a television report quoted by the Daily Times.The newspaper reported today that the Interior Ministry sent a summary proposal to the president for approval.According to the Pakistani newspaper, the television report said the federal government sent the proposal to the Law Ministry six months ago, which then forwarded a revised draft to the Interior Ministry.It… [read post]
29 Jun 2009, 5:31 am
AMNESTY INTERNATIONALPUBLIC STATEMENT19 June 2009Pakistan: President Zardari should commute death sentences on Benazir Bhutto's birthdayOn 21 June 2008, marking the birthday of slain former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani proposed to the National Assembly that all death sentences in Pakistan should be commuted to life imprisonment.Amnesty International calls on the President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari â€â [read post]
2 Feb 2012, 10:00 pm
La tensión de las últimas semanas entre los poderes judicial y el ejecutivo en Pakistán llegaron a un punto álgido esta semana cuando la Corte Suprema anunció al primer ministro Yousaf Raza Giliani que iniciará un procedimiento de desacato en su contra. [read post]
17 Jan 2012, 5:57 am
Separation of Powers: The New York Times reports that Pakistan’s highest court has escalated its clash with the government by initiating contempt-of-court proceedings against Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani for failing to pursue corruption charges against President Asif Ali Zardari. [read post]
15 Mar 2009, 11:32 am
[link]No solid confirmation as yet, but Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani is scheduled to address the nation shortly.Watch a live stream from Samaa TV (Urdu) here:Some links to other Pakistani television news streams:GeoDawn News (English)Dunya NewsFor updates, see Twitter, the live update feed from Teeth Maestro, and SAJAforum. [read post]
14 Apr 2013, 11:00 am
Most recently, Chief Judge Chaudhry issued a series of calls for the ouster of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari over allegations of corruption, and then attempted to oust Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani over contempt charges. [read post]
1 Dec 2008, 7:38 pm
Two human rights organisations have urged the government of Pakistan to suspend executions while it considers a proposal to commute all death sentences.The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) asked the government to ensure no-one was executed while the constitutionality of the proposal was considered by the Supreme Court.In an open letter to the prime minister of Pakistan, Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, they "welcomed this… [read post]
14 Feb 2012, 6:39 pm
But for Bhutto to be willing to return to Pakistan, she wanted Musharraf to drop corruption cases against her and her husband, Asif Ali Zardari, arising from her tenure as Prime Minister during the 1990s. [read post]
