Prime Minister Gilani ans Army Chief Kayani. -- File Photo

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has called a meeting of the cabinet's defence committee for Saturday and the army chief will attend, a government official said, in a possible sign of efforts to defuse tension between the government and the military.

A disputed memo allegedly seeking US help in reining in Pakistan's powerful military has plunged relations with the government to their lowest point since a coup in 1999.

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Constitutional courts
Updated 31 May, 2023

Constitutional courts

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Hunger pangs

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No-Tobacco Day
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No-Tobacco Day

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Judicial quarrels
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Erdogan’s victory
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Erdogan’s victory

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Trees in the shade?
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Trees in the shade?

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