Russian President Medvedev welcomes leaders at the SCO summit
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) welcomes Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari during a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg on June 16, 2009. The SCO groups Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan but leaders of Afghanistan, Pakistan and India and Iran will also attended the summit. (UPI Photo/Alex Volgin)
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Pakistan's Supreme Court Friday dismissed Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani's appeal of a contempt notice, clearing the way for filing of formal charges.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani will be charged with contempt for refusing to reopen a corruption case against the president, officials said.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said Wednesday the country's civilian and military leaders "have to be seen to be on the same page."
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- The man at the center of a memo scandal allegedly involving the Pakistani government won't testify in Pakistan because of safety concerns, his lawyer said.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Army Chief Ashfaq Parvez Kayani assured President Asif Ali Zardari the military will not stage a coup as the two leaders met Friday.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Is the Pakistani army getting ready to seize power again?
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani went before his country's Supreme Court Thursday to defend himself against possible contempt charges.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Pakistan's Supreme Court, acting amid rising political tension, issued a contempt notice against the prime minister Monday for not reopening corruption cases.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Chief of Army Staff Ashfaq Pervez Kayani met Saturday to discuss the memo scandal and national security issues.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- President Asif Ali Zardari returned to Pakistan Friday after a brief private trip to Dubai, his spokesman said, as political tensions at home mounted.
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