The party of assassinated opposition leader Benazir Bhutto on Saturday named its candidate for prime minister: Yousaf Raza Gilani.

NPR: Pakistan Peoples Party Names Prime Minister Pick

Pakistan's parliament on Monday chose Yousaf Raza Gilani, a loyalist of slain leader Benazir Bhutto, as the nation's new prime minister.

NPR: Pakistan's New Parliament Elects Prime Minister

The prime minister, Yousaf Raza Gilani, who had previously been almost absent, urged his ministers on August 4th to speed up relief efforts.

ECONOMIST: Blighted Pakistan

The candidate, Yousaf Raza Gilani, was parliament speaker in the administration of former PPP leader Benazir Bhutto, who was slain during a campaign rally last year.

CNN: Pakistan enters 'era of real democracy'

On May 7th Pakistan's prime minister, Yousaf Raza Gilani, told a visiting Indian business delegation in Lahore that he hopes for closer co-operation in IT, education and health.

ECONOMIST: India-Pakistan relations: Make lolly, not war | The

Yousaf Raza Gilani, Pakistan's prime minister, appealed against a charge of contempt brought by the Supreme Court, in a case that could potentially plunge the country into a political crisis.

ECONOMIST: Politics this week

Even though the PPP's victory in an election in 2008 has led to an unusually long stint under Mr Zardari and his prime minister, Yousaf Raza Gilani, their sway has hardly been smooth or unchallenged.

ECONOMIST: Banyan

It did not hurt that the police operation would have pleased the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), a coalition partner, at a time when opposition parties are campaigning for the resignation of the prime minister, Yousaf Raza Gilani.

ECONOMIST: Violence in Karachi