Lahore, May 12 : Jamat-e-Islami (JI) Secretary General Syed Munawar Hasan has reportedly criticized Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani’s recommendation to President Pervez Musharraf to pardon Indian convict Sarabjit Singh on death row, after reviewing his case.

In a statement issued on Sunday, the JI leader condemned the unilateral show of softness by the Pakistani government towards Sarabjit who has been found guilty being involved in several bombing incidents in Pakistan in 1998 claiming several lives.

He urged the government not to delay the death sentence any further so that “the requirements of justice could be fulfilled”, reported The News.

Islamabad, May 11 : Pak

Islamabad, May

Islamabad, May 10 : Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has reportedly advised President Pervez Musharraf that Indian inmate Sarabjit Singh, accused of having a hand in 1998 Lahore bomb blasts, should be pardoned after his case is given a re-look.

“I have advised to the President that he should stop his execution and it should be reviewed by the Ministry of Interior, Foreign Affairs, Law Justice and Human Rights,” The Nation quoted him as saying in an interview with an Indian TV news channel.

Lahore, May 5 : Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Monday said that the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) would take along all its coalition partners to steer the country out of the challenges it is facing today.

The issues, including revival of superior court judges will be taken with consensus of the coalition partners, The News quoted Gilani as saying after inaugurating the bio-technological department at the Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU) in Multan.

Islamabad, May 3 : Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani has offered to talk to militants willing to renounce violence and be a part of the democratic process in Pakistan.

Addressing the Balochistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Quette on Friday, Gilani said terrorism is a serious threat to peace, security and stability of Pakistan.

“I appeal to all extremists to renounce violence and be a part of the democratic process,” he added.