Islamabad, June 29 (ANI): The newly elected Pakistan premier has downplayed queries regarding writing to Swiss authorities to reopen graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari, which is due on July 12, and has chosen instead to focus on his 'top priority'- the energy crisis.

Lahore, June 27 (ANI): Opposition leader in the Punjab Assembly and Pakistan Peoples Party leader Raja Riaz has said newly elected Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf would also refrain from writing to the Swiss authorities asking them to reopen graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.

New Delhi, June 23 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, has congratulated Raja Pervez Ashraf on his appointment as the Prime Minister of Pakistan.

Islamabad, June 23 (ANI): The Obama administration has welcomed the election of a new prime minister in Pakistan, and has expressed hope that the move would help improving ties between the two countries.

Islamabad, June 23 (ANI): Pakistan's three Supreme Court judge bench, led by Justice Nasirul Mulk, will resume hearing the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) implementation case on June 27th, the same case that led to the disqualification of Yousaf Raza Gilani as the Prime Minister of the country.

Islamabad, June 22 (ANI): The National Assembly on Friday elected Pakistan People's Party (PPP) stalwart Raja Pervez Ashraf as the twenty fifth Prime Minister of the country.