Topic: Yusuf Raza Gilani

Gunmen kidnap son of former Pakistan PM on eve of elections

epa03693136 Ali Haider Gilani (L), an election candidate and the son of former Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani, talks with supporters prior to his abduction by unknown gunmen, in Multan, Pakistan, 09 May 2013. Unknown gunmen on 09 May kidnapped the son of Pakistan's former premier Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani during an election rally in eastern Punjab province, police said. The gunmen opened fire from a car on Syed Ali Haider Gilani, a candidate for the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), who was meeting supporters in

May 10, 2013

Attackers in cars and on motorbikes kill two of Ali Haider Gilani's aides and bundle him away on last day of campaign before elections. Taimur Khan reports from Karachi Read Article Gunmen kidnap son of former Pakistan PM on eve of elections

Pakistan gunmen abduct Gilani's son at Punjab election rally

May 10, 2013

Pakistani officials say gunmen have attacked an election rally in the southern Punjab province and abducted the son of former prime minister Yusuf Raza Gilani. Read Article Pakistan gunmen abduct Gilani's son at Punjab election rally

Pakistan PM Yusuf Gilani to be fired, Supreme Court rules

epa03272967 Pakistani people dance as they celebrate a Supreme Court's decision to disqualify former Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, in Peshawar, Pakistan, 19 June 2012. Pakistan's Supreme Court on 19 June 2012 confirmed the disqualification of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani following a conviction on 26 April for contempt of court, and dismissing claims from the government that the conviction did not bar him from office. Gilani was found guilty for failing to write to the Swiss authorities to ask them

Jun 20, 2012

Pakistan's Supreme Court rules that prime minister is ineligible to hold office after he defied its order to reopen corruption cases against Asif ali Zardari, the president. Read Article Pakistan PM Yusuf Gilani to be fired, Supreme Court rules

Pakistan PM Gilani disqualified by Supreme Court

Jun 19, 2012

Pakistan's top court has disqualified the prime minister from office, in a move likely to throw the country into fresh turmoil two months after the premier was convicted of contempt. Read Article Pakistan PM Gilani disqualified by Supreme Court

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