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No talks with ‘beast’ extremists: Gilani

by ANI November 17, 2009 World

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has ruled out talks with extremists, saying the South Waziristan operation would be taken to its conclusive end.
Speaking in the National Assembly, Gilani termed extremists as ‘beasts’ and said no talks would be held with them.
“There can be talks with humans, what talks can be held with these beasts?” [...]

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Tension with India affecting Pak’s offensive against Taliban: Gilani

by ANI November 14, 2009 World

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said heightened tension with India is affecting its ongoing war against the Taliban.
During a meeting with US National Security Adviser Lt.General (retired) James Jones here, Gilani said his government is fully committed to rooting out extremism from its soil, but the tension on the eastern border is having [...]

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Gilani drops forestry park inauguration plan fearing backlash from PPP senator

by ANI November 10, 2009 World

An influential PPP senator reportedly told Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani not to inaugurate a model forestry park in Islamabad, and the latter did just that.
According to The News, the senator told Gilani that the 350-acre property located near Rawal Lake belonged to his ancestors and not to the Capital Development Authority (CDA), which [...]

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Singh, Gilani meet unlikely after latter ‘forced’ to skip Commonwealth summit

by ANI November 7, 2009 World

Worried by the current turbulent political scenario in the country emanating due to the government’s failure to table the controversial National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) in parliament, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is unlikely to participate in the forthcoming Commonwealth Summit to be held in Port of Spain later this month.
“The prime minister will possibly [...]

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Gilani opposes US aid disbursement through NGOs

by ANI September 7, 2009 World

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the US should channelise its financial assistance to Pakistan through the government’s existing mechanism, since third-party disbursement through non-governmental organisations (NGOs) or other agencies involves disproportionate administrative expenses.
Talking to US Deputy Secretary of State for Resources and Management Jacob J Lew and USAID acting administrator Alouso L [...]

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Gilani’s massive bureaucracy reshuffle reeks of nepotism, say Pak civil servants

by ANI September 5, 2009 World

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has revamped the top bureaucratic posts, replacing over a dozen federal secretaries in several ministries with over 50 civil servants, a move being called by many civil servants as reeking of nepotism and favouritism.
In what is being touted as the single largest grade-22 promotion in many years, secretaries of [...]

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Pakistan will continue to support the K-cause: Gilani

by ANI September 5, 2009 World

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has once again said that Islamabad would continue its support to the Kashmiri people and the government’s decision to give autonomy to Gilgit Baltistan does not mean that it has shelved the Kashmir issue.
“We gave internal autonomy, sovereignty to Gilgit Baltistan which was a long standing demand of its [...]

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Gilani rules out Musharraf’’s high treason trial

by ANI August 20, 2009 World

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has virtually ruled out the trial of former President General Pervez Musharraf for high treason, saying such step a could trigger political imbalance in the country.
Responding to opposition leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan’’s demand in the National Assembly, Gilani questioned the ‘feasibility’ of a Musharraf trial.
“We should [...]

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Gilani reiterates ‘victory’ in Egypt before Pakistan Parliament

by ANI August 3, 2009 World

Emphasising Pakistan’s ‘victory’ over India at Sharm-el-Sheikh in Egypt, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani told members of the National Assembly here on Monday that he had managed to uphold Islamabad’s interests and claimed the upper hand in talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
During the course of his address to lawmakers, Gilani triumphantly claimed that [...]

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