Islamabad, Feb. 11 : Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has terminated the services of three ambassadors-at-large appointed during the previous Musharraf regime.

The shock announcement severs government ties with Sharifuddin Pirzada, Ahsanullah Khan and Hameed Kidwai.

Officials close to the Prime Minister''s Office told the Dawn, that the sackings reflect the government's resolve to purge the administration of the remnants of Musharraf era.

These officials had served the dictatorship, and therefore it was felt, could not be friends of democracy.

Multan, Feb. 9 : Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that Islamabad enjoys world enough support to `defeat' Indian plans to isolate Pakistan.

While speaking to the reporters in Qasim Bela, Gilani termed the Indian plans to get Pakistan declared a `terrorist state' as wishful thinking, and said Pakistan's diplomacy and foreign policy would not allow India to succeed, the Daily Times reports.

He said that he will receive the report on investigation into the Mumbai attacks on Monday and its findings will be made public thereafter.

The findings of the report will be shared with India and the world community, the PM told reporters at the airport after arriving here from Islamabad.

The facts will not be kept concealed, The News quoted, Gilani as saying.

Regarding Pakistan's stand on Kashmir, Gilani said Pakistan is not silent on the issue and wants it to be resolved in accordance with the "wishes" of the Kashmiri people.

Islamabad, Feb. 5 : While Pakistan may be ready with its reply to the Indian `dossier' on the Mumbai terror attacks, Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has made it clear that the probe into the Mumbai carnage is still being carried on, and more time is needed to arrive at a conclusion.

"We are extremely serious in the investigation of the Mumbai terrorist attacks, and are `gradually' moving in the right direction, but we need time," The Daily Times quoted Gilani, as saying.

Commenting on Pakistan's commitment to thwart terrorism from its soil he said: "Pakistan has taken all necessary steps to counter the rising militancy in the tribal areas along the northern Pakistan-Afghanistan border."

Islamabad, Feb 2: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that he had convinced the world that military operations alone were not the solution to terrorism, adding that Pakistan's "three Ds strategy" is essential for winning hearts and minds.

"I also tried to make them realise that US drone attacks in our Tribal Areas are proving counterproductive, and I asked them to share actionable information with us, as it will improve the image and credibility of the government," he said.

Islamabad, Jan. 17 : Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that there is no question of giving the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) access to the disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan.

Gilani said that the network of Khan had been demolished, and there was no need of any further information in the matter.

“There is no point of providing any access by the UN nuclear watchdog to Dr. Khan as “his network is broken and there is no need for any other information,” The News quoted Gilani, as saying.