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âThereâs no need to step down. If Iâm convicted, then Iâm not supposed to be a member of parliament.â said Gilani.
50 mins agoThe process of much-talked about Senate elections begins on Monday with submission of nomination papers by candidates to the offices of the EC.
32 mins agoâFirst of all I want to inform you that we did not allow or give permission to fly drones from Pakistan,â Mr Gilani told Al Jazeera television.
40 mins agoAt a meeting held at the Presidency, the Pakistan Peopleâs Party and its coalition partners extended full support to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.
48 mins agoThe Arab League said it agreed on Sunday to open contacts with Syria's opposition and to ask the United Nations to form a joint peacekeeping force to the unrest-swept country.
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