Pakistan court charges PM with contempt
China Daily | Updated: 2012-02-14 08:01
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Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is surrounded by security personnel as he arrives at the Supreme Court for a hearing in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Monday. Judges were set to charge Gilani with contempt for defying their orders to reopen an old corruption case against his political ally President Asif Ali Zardari. Anjum Naveed / Associated Press |
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan's Supreme Court charged Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani with contempt of court on Monday over his failure to accept the apex court's orders to reopen graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.
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