Islamabad  - Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Sunday reiterated that the new coalition government stands by the country's pledge to fight terrorism, "the biggest treat to the world."

"Our government is committed to fight terrorism and extremism; it is against the humanity and it's against the world," said Gilani as he and US President George W Bush jointly addressed reporters at the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.

The two leaders held their first meeting Sunday morning on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum on the Middle East.

Islamabad, May 16 : Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and his party boss Asif Ali Zardari today visited ISI headquarters where they were reportedly briefed about security issues the countr

Islamabad, May 12: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that neither party the PPP nor his government was having back-channel contacts with President Pervez Musharraf, and that it was working with Musharaf “according to the Constitution”.

He said that it depended on Musharraf’s sole wish to decide whether to step down or not.

The ruling PPP has not established back-channels contacts with Musharraf, he said and added that it would strive to ensure a “balance of power” between the Presidency and the Parliament.

Islamabad,

Lahore, May 7 : In a major reshuffle in the country’s intelligence apparatus, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has handed over the political wing of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to the Intelligence Bureau (IB).

Pakistan’s IB is part of the country’s Interior Ministry. It is Pakistan's main domestic intelligence and espionage agency, and its tasks include counter-intelligence and internal security matters. It is considered as a rival of the country’s all powerful intelligence network ISI.