EMM News Explorer: Yousaf Raza Gillani

[ replied]: I have no mandate to do that,

alarabiya 10-FEB-12

[-said]: Four wars have already been fought over the issue of Kashmir and the region remains a flashpoint. However, in the 21st century, we cannot afford any more wars,

indiatimes 08-FEB-12

[-said]: We halted the NATO supply line; got the Shamsi Airbase vacated and boycotted the Bonn Conference.

nation 07-FEB-12

[-said]: But in this 21st century, we cannot afford wars,

nation 07-FEB-12

[-told]: Four wars have already been fought over the issue and the region remains a flashpoint. However, in the 21 st century, we cannot afford any more wars,

tribune 06-FEB-12

[-said]: Gone are the days, when the foreign policy was made by individuals. Now, the policies would be made by the chosen representatives and through the Parliament,

dawn 06-FEB-12

[-has said]: this 21st century

timesofindia 06-FEB-12

[-said]: We would support any process that is Afghan-led and Afghan-owned,

app 06-FEB-12

[-said that]: We want to resolve the matter through dialogue, diplomacy, prudent policy and national consensus.

tribune 06-FEB-12

[-said]: we cannot afford wars

expressindia 06-FEB-12

[-said]: We are committed to continue with the moral, political and diplomatic support to Kashmiris. The whole nation including all the political parties are united on the cause of Kashmir,

timesofindia 06-FEB-12

[said:]: a peaceful settlement of the dispute in accordance with the aspirations of the Kashmiri people is a must to ensure peace and prosperity in the region

expressindia 06-FEB-12

[-said]: Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) has always suffered because of election rigging and hence wants to ensure transparency in polls,

tribune 05-FEB-12

[-said]: Terrorism and extremism are incompatible with the essence of Islamic teachings,

tribune 05-FEB-12

[-said]: If there is any political reconciliation that is Afghan-led and Afghan-owned, we will support it.

dawn 05-FEB-12

[-said]: The Holy Prophet (PBUH) brought the Holy Quran and Islam, which would continue to serve as a beacon of light for all human beings till the Day of Judgment.

nation 05-FEB-12

[-said]: The government wants to have the 20th amendment passed unanimously,

tribune 05-FEB-12

[-said]: Those, who spread disorder and chaos, cannot even claim to be Muslims as the scourges of terrorism and extremism are incompatible to the essence of Islamic teachings.

dawn 04-FEB-12

[remarked:]: Conspiracies are being hatched to get the senate election stopped and these will end after the senate polls which will be held on time.

nation 04-FEB-12

[-said]: On behalf of people and the government of Pakistan and on my own behalf, it is with immense pleasure that I extend heartiest and warmest greetings to Your Excellency, the government and the people of the Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on the auspicious occasion of 64th National Day of the country,

colombopage 04-FEB-12

[-said]: They (foreigners) ask everything from the prime minister who is face of the country and the nation.

nation 04-FEB-12

[-said]: Court has summoned me and i will go there to present my point of view as i respect the court orders,

nation 03-FEB-12

[-told]: I will go there and I will present my stance before the court,

dawn 03-FEB-12

[-said]: I appeared in the apex court last time and will do the same on the next hearing also,

dailytimesPK 03-FEB-12

[ said]: I have attended the court when summoned in the past and I will attend again now,

gulfnews 03-FEB-12

[said:]: All the institutions are answerable to the Parliament. All the institutions require to work within their parameters. The matter is sub judice; therefore, let the court decide this case.

nation 03-FEB-12

[-said]: I will talk to the finance minister … and probably a committee might discuss the matter,

tribune 03-FEB-12

[-said]: I appeared before the apex court (earlier) when I was summoned, this time too I will appear in court,

nation 03-FEB-12

[-said]: The matter is sub judice and we should wait for the outcome and restrain from suggesting other ways,

thenews 03-FEB-12

[-said]: The Pakistan business train is a landmark public-private venture and following this formula, the railways can work its way out of its financial crisis,

tribune 03-FEB-12

[said that:]: it will not give a good message to proceed against a president who is elected by a two-thirds majority

irishsun 02-FEB-12

[ said]: I have appeared before the court earlier, and I would respect its decision and appear before it again,

dawn 02-FEB-12

[-told]: He could have done that when he was (first) summoned but he didn't.

cnn 02-FEB-12

[-said]: We have the height of respect for the judiciary, but there is full immunity for the president -- not only in Pakistan, but in the entire world, too,

cnn 02-FEB-12

[-said]: We are in the process of normalizing trade relations with India which will benefit the people of both the countries.

Infopak 01-FEB-12

[said:]: Naturally, we are stakeholders and on the Afghan issue, we will be consulted.

dawn 01-FEB-12

[-said]: The Chief Election Commissioner will also be appointed in consensus with all the political parties after the retirement of incumbent CEC, as we did in the case of the appointment of members of Election Commission,

nation 01-FEB-12

[-said]: The Chief Election Commissioner will be appointed in consensus with all the political parties after the retirement of the incumbent CEC, as we did in the case of the appointment of members of Election Commission,

tribune 01-FEB-12

[-said]: I want to assure that there would be free, fair and transparent elections. This would be the first government, when there would be a smooth transition (of power),

app 31-JAN-12

[-said]: Any decision about an extension for the (Director General) ISI would be taken at an appropriate time,

financialexpress 30-JAN-12

[-said]: All those political elements who want early elections can talk to me but after the budget session

nation 30-JAN-12

[-said]: Any decision about an extension for the (Director General of the) ISI will be taken at an appropriate time,

economictimes 30-JAN-12

[ said]: There was no chance of any military coup in Pakistan, as the army desired democracy and stability in the country,

thenews 29-JAN-12

[-said]: We are confident that with the unmatched resilience of our people we shall emerge stronger from these challenges,

thenews 29-JAN-12

[-told]: This is the right time to invest in Pakistan. All sectors of economy are open for foreign investment,

nation 29-JAN-12

[-said]: In the light of recent events, we are reviewing our relations to build a long term relationship on the basis of mutual respect, trust and interest,

thenews 29-JAN-12

[said:]: I don’t think there will be a coup in Pakistan ever. There is no threat to democracy.

thenews 29-JAN-12

[-told]: Drones are counter-productive. We have very ably isolated militants from the local tribes. When there are drone attacks that creates sympathy for them again,

nation 29-JAN-12

[said:]: ifs and when do not make a story

thenews 29-JAN-12

[-said]: We are confident that with unmatched resilience of our people we shall emerge stronger from these challenges,

thenews 29-JAN-12

[-told]: There is no intention of the military to have a coup in the country because they also want stability in the country,

dailystar 29-JAN-12

[-said]: We are in the process of normalising trade relations with India which will benefit the people of both the countries.

nation 29-JAN-12

[-said]: We see Pakistan as a factor of peace, stability and development in the region,

thenews 29-JAN-12

[-said]: I don’t think there will be ever a military coup in Pakistan now,

tribune 29-JAN-12

[-also said]: But it doesn’t mean that there is no investment coming to Pakistan. We have offered very lucrative incentives for the investment in Pakistan and there are a lot of investment coming to Pakistan.

nation 28-JAN-12

[-said]: The court decided to send a letter to the Swiss courts, which we said according to the Constitution he (the President) has a complete immunity not only inside Pakistan, but also transnational immunity not only for the President, the Prime Minister and even the Foreign Minister,

nation 28-JAN-12

[-said]: We have paid much price for the war on terrorism,

thenews 28-JAN-12

[-said]: The court decided to send a letter to the Swiss courts … we said, according to the Constitution he (the president) has a complete immunity not only inside Pakistan, but also transnational immunity … not only for the president, the prime minister and even the foreign minister,

tribune 28-JAN-12

[said:]: we see Pakistan as a factor of peace, stability and development in the region,

tribune 28-JAN-12

[said:]: I don’t think there will be a coup in Pakistan, ever. There is no threat to democracy.

tribune 28-JAN-12

[said:]: ’ifs’ and ‘when’ do not make a story

tribune 28-JAN-12

[-said]: The court decided to send a letter to the Swiss courts, which we said according to the Constitution he (the president) has a complete immunity not only inside Pakistan, but also transnational immunity not only for the president, the prime minister and even foreign minister,

thenews 28-JAN-12

[-said]: In fact, there have been murder charges against him, and there have even been some very grave charges against him, and the Supreme Court has already given a verdict against him,

thenews 28-JAN-12

[-said]: All institutions are working within the jurisdiction of the Constitution, nothing is happening after the person creating problems was removed,

nation 28-JAN-12

[-said]: That is the old case which has been pending since a long time for which the President has already completed about eight years in prison and now as the president of the country he has complete immunity,

financialexpress 28-JAN-12

[-said]: We have paid [such a high] price for the war on terrorism,

tribune 28-JAN-12

[-told]: In fact, there had been murder charges against him, and there had even been some very grave charges against him, and the Supreme Court has already given a verdict against him,

tribune 28-JAN-12

[-said]: And since he [Defence Secretary] has been removed I have nothing against them (Army Chief and DG ISI),

tribune 27-JAN-12

[-said]: Over the past decade or so, we have witnessed prolonged spells of drought and a new phenomena of cyclonic activity in our coastal areas,

thenews 27-JAN-12

[-said]: Over the past decade or so, we have witnessed prolonged spells of drought and new phenomena of cyclonic activity in our coastal areas,

nation 27-JAN-12

[-said]: There has to be global solution to these problems. The first step we can take is establishing a global fund to tackle the climate risk issues and Pakistan would be happy to partner,

nation 27-JAN-12

[-also said]: But it doesn't mean that there is no investment coming to Pakistan. We have offered very lucrative incentives for the investment in Pakistan and there are a lot of investment coming to Pakistan.

cnn 27-JAN-12

[-said]: It (climate change) is quite visible in my country. We have suffered both drought and heavy rains in past one year. It was horrible, not just by our estimates but also as per the estimates of World Bank and Asian Development Bank,

nation 27-JAN-12

[admitted:]: a lot of challenges

cnn 27-JAN-12

[-said]: Nobody is in favour of something other than democracy. Democracy is strong and will stay intact and no one has a desire to violate the constitution.

nation 27-JAN-12

[-said]: And since he has been removed I have nothing against them (army and ISI chiefs),

nation 27-JAN-12

[-said]: loss of economy,

cnn 27-JAN-12

[said:]: Pakistan is fully committed to developing friendly relations with India on the basis of sovereign equality, mutual respect and commonality of interest. We believe that the development and wellbeing of our peoples and our common goal of peaceful and prosperous South Asia can be achieved through the resolution of all outstanding bilateral issues between us.

dawn 27-JAN-12

[-also said]: But it doesn’t mean that there is no investment coming to Pakistan. We have offered very lucrative incentives for investment in Pakistan and there were lot of investment coming to Pakistan.

dawn 27-JAN-12

[-told]: In fact there had been murder charges against him, and there had even been some very grave charges against him, and the Supreme Court had already given a verdict against him,

cnn 27-JAN-12

[-said]: We have paid so much price for the war on terrorism,

cnn 27-JAN-12

[said:]: I am only responsible to parliament and not to an individual.

dawn 26-JAN-12

[ said]: I want to dispel the impression that the military leadership acted unconstitutionally or violated rules,

thenews 26-JAN-12

[-said]: There were lot of events taking place, and there was overlapping by lot of government functionaries on many issues, and I said in that context,

globalsecurity 26-JAN-12

[-said]: And since he has been removed I have nothing against them,

app 26-JAN-12

[-said]: rules of business.

cnn 25-JAN-12

[-told]: We respect the judiciary and their mandate and we will respect whatever courts decide in this regard,

dailytimesPK 23-JAN-12

[ said]: It seems as if a viceroy is coming over. Under the constitution and under the system, it is the duty of the Ministry of Interior to provide him [Ijaz] with security,

dailytimesPK 23-JAN-12

[-maintained]: I have to assist the both and it should be in all fairness that he (Ijaz) should appear before the judicial commission as well as the parliamentary committee,

nation 23-JAN-12

[added:]: Under the rules of business, under the Constitution and under the system, it is the duty of the Ministry of Interior to provide him [Ijaz] with security.

tribune 22-JAN-12

[ said]: rubbish

tribune 22-JAN-12

[-added]: The matter is sub-judice in the judicial commission and the parliamentary committee. Let them decide on the matter.

tribune 22-JAN-12

[-told]: The government would complete the five-year mandate given to it by the people. We will face the opposition on all fronts including elections since we have come to power through the mandate of the masses,

nation 21-JAN-12

[-said]: We did it because we are not answerable to any other country,

thenews 21-JAN-12

[ said]: I had no intention of disrespecting the judiciary. In the constitution, there is complete immunity for the president. There is no doubt about it,

dailytimesPK 20-JAN-12

[-said]: It will not send a good message to proceed against a president who is elected by a two-thirds majority,

thenews 20-JAN-12

[-said]: It is my conviction that he (Zardari) has complete immunity inside and outside country,

iol 20-JAN-12

[-told]: I had no intention to ridicule the judiciary and have great regard and respect for the majesty of this court,

thenews 20-JAN-12

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