Islamabad, Aug 13: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the US had nothing to do with President Pervez Musharraf’s impeachment, an exhaustive charge-sheet of which has been prepared.

He said that the Army Chief Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani was a thorough professional and wanted to strengthen democracy in the country, by not supporting Musharraf.

Talking to journalists after National Youth Award (NYA) ceremony here, the PM said that President’s impeachment would bring about a positive change in the system and it was not against any personality.

Islamabad, August 9 : Rehman Malik and Farooq H. Naek, the two key members of Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani’s cabinet, were kept out of the critical coalition talks on President Pervez Musharraf’s impeachment and the restoration of the sacked judges.

This was the first time that Malik, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Interior Affairs, was not involved in important consultations.

According to The News, Malik, was kept totally out, while Naek was called when he was needed and then told to leave.

Washington, Aug 2: The issue of the July 7 bombing of Indian embassy in Kabul did not figure during the recent meeting between US President George Bush and Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in Washington, when the latter visited the US.

According to the White House Press Secretary Dana Perino, the duo had a “good meeting” earlier this week during which they agreed that the two countries need to fight terrorism jointly.

Islamabad, Aug. 1 : Much was expected from Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s first official visit to the United States, as he represented democracy in his country. But sadly, he fell short on many scores, feels a Pakistani columnist.

According to Shaheen Sehbai, Group Editor of daily English newspaper The News International, decision makers in Washington D. C. are still trying to figure out what to make of the visit.

Washington, July 31: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, on a US visit, has said that he also expected an India-like civil nuclear deal from the US, and added that Washington should not discriminate between the two South Asian nations.

“There should be no discrimination. If they want to give such nuclear status to India, we expect the same for Pakistan,” Gilani reportedly said while talking with Richard N. Haass, the president of the Council on Foreign Relations, at a meeting jointly organised with the Middle East Institute.

Washington, July 29 : Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that if democracy prevailed in his country, it would surely lead to better relations with India, as has been witnessed in the past.

He said that due to repeated military interventions, democratic institutions could not take firm roots in the country. A democratic and prosperous Pakistan was the need of the hour for a peaceful South Asia, said Gilani who is on his first US visit after assuming charge.