EMM News Explorer: Yousaf Raza Gillani

[-told]: I am tendering the resignation on the basis of the election results,

africaFM 16-MAY-13

[ stated]: I am tendering the resignation on the basis of elections results,

thenews 14-MAY-13

[ stated]: I am tendering the resignation on basis of elections results,

geo 14-MAY-13

[-observe]: These factors should not affect Bilawal’s political future,

dailytimesPK 14-MAY-13

[-said]: I am surprised at the people of Pakistan who blamed PPP for every crisis,

tribune 13-MAY-13

[-said]: At the moment, the evidence is pointing to certain terrorist groups,

globalsecurity 10-MAY-13

[-said]: We should create a conducive atmosphere for the election, so that polls look fair and transparent,

dailytimesPK 10-MAY-13

[-said]: We should create a conducive atmosphere for the elections, so that polls look fair and transparent,

reliefWeb 10-MAY-13

[-said]: His two guards were shielding him and they died,

thenational 09-MAY-13

[ said]: If PTI is full of turncoats, it can’t bring change and revolution in the country. Imran Khan is surrounded by a bunch of opportunists,

tribune 09-MAY-13

[ said]: Shahbaz Sharif is portraying himself as Khadim-e-Punjab (Servant of Punjab). The elder Sharif wants to become king while the younger wants to be a dictator,

tribune 09-MAY-13

[-says]: This is what I like best, being among my people,

dawn 30-APR-13

[-said]: Every day I spent at least one hour looking at the affairs of Multan,

dawn 30-APR-13

[ said]: Law and order situation could not be a valid plea to postpone elections as Iran and Afghanistan held election during war and violence,

nation 19-APR-13

[-declared]: Such threats could not deter us and will not block our way in the future too,

dailytimesPK 18-APR-13

[-told]: In our families, our children give immense respect to their elders,

mid 26-MAR-13

[ remarked]: It will be a manifestation of people’s allegiance to PPP indeed,

dailytimesPK 16-MAR-13

[-said that]: As a result of implementation of the package to the extent of 90%, major political parties are willing to take part in the mainstream politics of the country, which is good for the province and the country.

dailytimesPK 16-MAR-13

[-replied]: , the chief justice asked the former premier in a light vein. I have done Masters in Journalism

thenews 14-MAR-13

[-said]: The biggest achievement of the Pakistan People's Party is that it is the first democratic government in 65 years of Pakistani history that will be completing its tenure. The world is anxiously waiting that we should transfer power to the next government and the transition should be smooth and in a democratic manner,

deutschewelle 13-MAR-13

[said:]: At the time of my conviction I wanted to raise my voice, but after the National Assembly speaker’s ruling the circumstances changed and my counsel also advised me against it.

dailytimesPK 13-MAR-13

[said:]: please constitute the bench and allow me time so that I could file review petition again

pakobserver 13-MAR-13

[-added]: When I was disqualified, there were different conditions, but the scenario has totally changed in the tenure of Raja Pervez Ashraf. Now the government has written the letter to Swiss authorities. I took the stance that President has constitutional immunity,

dailytimesPK 05-FEB-13

[-told]: Next parliament will be nothing more than a hung parliament, if the elections are transparent,

tribune 10-DEC-12

[ further says]: It is expected that henceforth you shall follow the aforesaid lawful course contained in the rules of business, law and the constitution,

nation 28-NOV-12

[has said:]: A reply has already been furnished vis a vis case FIR no. 3/2010, vide letter dated 18th of November 2012.

nation 28-NOV-12

[-said]: Our family has given many sacrifices. We are not traitors. Nobody, notably Rehman Malik, raised voice for us. It is incomprehensible we are being punished for what offence,

nation 15-NOV-12

[said:]: These issues are not the same. An impression is being created by certain powers that separatists elements are working in Sindh, but I assure everybody that there is no separatism working in Sindh. Whereas, the demand for southern Punjab province was an old one, arising out of the deep sense of deprivation among the people and enshrined in every political party’s manifesto and electoral promises of every leader.

thenews 03-NOV-12

[-maintained that]: we should respect mandate of the people instead of criticising each other.

nation 03-NOV-12

[said:]: It is one of the main reasons I am sitting here now. There are certain powers which are against creating this province.

thenews 03-NOV-12

[ said]: Those who say that the PPP is dividing Sindh are living in a fool’s paradise,

dawn 16-OCT-12

[-said]: I believe that my sacrifice did not go in vain,

dawn 15-OCT-12

[ said]: We worked together as colleagues; we worked together as party men. He was a good colleague, an active legislator and a very seasoned politician. I express my profound grief over his death,

thenews 12-OCT-12

[said:]: I followed the spirit of the PPP during my tenure as prime minister. I think the present set-up lacks this.

khaleejtimes 09-OCT-12

[-said]: There is no point in my stay at the Presidency if my party’s government fails to stop the arrest of my son, Ali Musa, from the highly protected red zone,

khaleejtimes 09-OCT-12

[-said]: The government seemed helpless over the arrest of my son,

tribune 07-OCT-12

[ said]: I will oppose it if the President's immunity is ignored in the (revised draft of the) letter. The President has immunity under the Constitution. I followed the Constitution and refused to write the letter,

economictimes 27-SEP-12

[-said]: Such speculations (of delay in polls) are made when injustices take place,

asianewsnet 03-SEP-12

[-hoped]: We will fight the elections together in the future as well,

tribune 02-SEP-12

[-told]: The days of fighting wars are over. The ISI and the army are part of the government and they are regularly consulted on the India-Pakistan dialogue. Everyone is on board, including the opposition,

nation 29-AUG-12

[-told]: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is an honourable man and has the conviction to normalise ties. I took the initiative and met him and told him that poverty stricken nations like ours should focus on development and solve core issues. I also told him that if as neighbours we don’t talk, after the Mumbai attacks, then the terrorists will be the only beneficiary,

nation 29-AUG-12

[-said]: The best person to answer that question would be the interior minister,

HindustanTimes 28-AUG-12

[said:]: No

thenews 16-AUG-12

[-said that]: We have fought against all dictators and were always successful, but today the judiciary has become a dictator.

dailytimesPK 16-AUG-12

[-further said that]: The judiciary has become the third force for which the army was blamed in the past, and today they want a controlled democracy, as the institution has been politicised with clear and determined political intentions.

tribune 15-AUG-12

[-said that]: unconstitutional

tribune 15-AUG-12

[said:]: Although it’s useless, but its Ashraf’s prerogative to appear or not.

khaleejtimes 14-AUG-12

[said:]: Although it’s useless, it’s Asharf’s prerogative to appear or not

thehindu 13-AUG-12

[-said]: will not accept it and we will resist instead of take the decision lying down,

gulfnews 13-AUG-12

[ said]: I am not afraid of jails, I am not afraid of hanging,

thenews 13-AUG-12

[ said]: Every day is not a Sunday, we will safeguard democracy and Constitution as we have taken an oath to do so,

thenews 13-AUG-12

[ added]: Sharif’s recent statement that his party would resist postponement of the election was in fact a message for the PPP that the PML-N wanted the vote to be delayed,

tribune 13-AUG-12

[-told]: The Supreme Court disgraced your mandate although I was the consensus prime minister,

thenews 18-JUL-12

[-said]: We follow the Parliament on every issue including that of a dual citizenship,

nation 09-JUL-12

[-said]: The Conflicts of Institutions and Sustainability of Democracy

deccanherald 01-JUL-12

[-added]: I presented a resolution to authorise the party co-chairperson to pick up a new prime minister,

dailytimesPK 30-JUN-12

[-said]: My wish for Parliament’s supremacy has been fulfilled,

pakobserver 29-JUN-12

[-told]: Writing a letter to Swiss authorities will be just like stabbing my president in the back,

bloomberg 21-JUN-12

[-said]: I want to make it clear that there are conspiracies going on to pack up the elected government,

nation 21-JUN-12

[-said]: The contributions of Crown Prince Nayef for Pakistan will always be remembered,

thenews 18-JUN-12

[ said]: There are conspiracies against democracy and to damage the democratic system but the PPP will protect democracy at all costs and will not allow anti-democratic forces to derail the process,

thenews 17-JUN-12

[-said]: Under the 7th NFC Award, the share of Balochistan in the national divisible pool has been increased from 5.1% to 9.09%, which means that Balochistan will now be getting Rs. 120 billion instead of Rs. 40 billion. 5,000 youth of Balochistan have been recruited in the armed forces

nation 16-JUN-12

[said:]: We successfully evolved consensus on all national policies. Political pluralism, in my view, is a necessary condition for success of any democratic polity. It provides the basis for creating harmony within different federating units with different languages, background and local cultures.

nation 15-JUN-12

[-stated]: I think there is no need for sending a reference against Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry for alleged involvement of his son in the bribery scam,

nation 12-JUN-12

[-told]: I don’t have the right to investigate cases against my sons, and in the same way the rules of procedure constrain the CJ from hearing a case against his own son (Arsalan Iftikhar). I voluntarily surrendered my sons before the apex court for investigating the cases against them,

tribune 11-JUN-12

[ said]: The United States is into the election year and Obama's decision has been aimed at gaining political mileage,

HindustanTimes 11-JUN-12

[-added]: The cases against my sons in the Hajj scam and the latest allegations in the ephedrine case are based on rumours. I have been facing allegations for the last four years, but I did not mind it,

tribune 11-JUN-12

[ said]: We made amendment in the FCR for the first time in 111 years,

tribune 10-JUN-12

[-said]: There is no room for martial law in Pakistan,

upi 10-JUN-12

[-said]: I ask the Chief Justice to take up the alleged corruption case of my son, Ali Musa, and to consider him as his own son as he (Chief Justice) cannot listen to the case of his son,

deccanherald 10-JUN-12

[-said]: Our relations with India, Iran, China, Afghanistan and Russia are very good. We never had such good relations with them ever before,

deccanherald 10-JUN-12

[-said]: How come we hatch conspiracies against Supreme Court when we reinstate its judges,

nation 08-JUN-12

[-said that]: it is not possible to overcome energy crisis in three years as claimed by the opposition.

tribune 08-JUN-12

[-said]: Such an action necessitated ban on NATO supplies, and obviously there was no question of any external pressure on that issue,

dailytimesPK 08-JUN-12

[ said]: We are a responsible government. We have taken the ownership and accepted the challenge and will resolve this issue,

dawn 07-JUN-12

[-said]: Opposition is bent upon rocking the boat of democracy, but the PPP and its coalition partners will frustrate their game plan with the support of the people,

dailytimesPK 07-JUN-12

[-said]: I am the longest-serving prime minister of Pakistan and have presented fifth budget,

dailytimesPK 06-JUN-12

[-added]: I have firm a belief that the sacrifices of people would provide durable peace to our coming generations,

nation 05-JUN-12

[-said]: Pakistan is facing multifaceted challenges including security and terrorism,

nation 05-JUN-12

[-said]: We have improved our relations with all our neighbours including Afghanistan, India and Iran,

irishsun 05-JUN-12

[-noted]: We are trying to have an open, transparent, and mutually beneficial relationship with the US based on our national interests,

nation 05-JUN-12

[-said]: 1,500 more jobs will be created in the Federal Levies Force in Balochistan this year,

dailytimesPK 04-JUN-12

[-said]: we want to play our role in the stability and peace in Afghanistan.

dawn 04-JUN-12

[-said]: We are trying to have an open, transparent, and mutually beneficial relationship with the US based on our national interest,

dawn 04-JUN-12

[-said]: 35,000 jobs have been created for the youth of Balochistan besides relaxing job criteria for them,

dawn 03-JUN-12

[-said]: We are seeking international investment in this vital sector to build projects that can rid Pakistan of scourge of load shedding, which has so affected our economic growth,

dailytimesPK 30-MAY-12

[-said]: They want to be in the government and at the same time they want to be in opposition.

dailytimesPK 30-MAY-12

[-told]: The prime minister is not important, it is parliament and the system that is important,

dailytimesPK 30-MAY-12

[-pointed out that]: We are seeking international investment in the vital sector to build projects that can rid Pakistan of scourge of load-shedding which has so adversely affected our economic growth.

nation 30-MAY-12

[-said]: It is sincere intention of the government to create an enabling environment for dialogue with leadership of Balochistan,

tribune 29-MAY-12

[-said]: His deed is a serious offense,

news 29-MAY-12

[-said]: His deed is not good,

news 29-MAY-12

[-told]: The prime minister is not important, it is the parliament and the system that is important,

dawn 29-MAY-12

[ stated]: This will be in line with Pakistan’s national interests and will only be made once negotiations have concluded,

tribune 29-MAY-12

[-said]: He should be given a right to justice,

news 28-MAY-12

[-said]: Pakistanis all over the world have the right to dual-nationality,

thenews 28-MAY-12

[-told]: There should be a debate on the issue of dual citizenship and parliament should decide on the issue and legislate as the world has changed,

irishsun 28-MAY-12

[-said]: One brother says that he doesn’t accept the president, the other brother says he doesn’t accept the prime minister. Now a new person has emerged, Chaudhry Nisar, who says he doesn’t accept the speaker. What kind of a leadership is this?

nation 27-MAY-12

[said:]: You should have come to Pakistan to fight for the rights of the people, but you went to Jeddah after an agreement

thenews 27-MAY-12

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