Pakistani Court finds PM guilty of contempt

Pakistani Court finds PM guilty of contempt

PanARMENIAN.Net - Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday, April 26 found Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani guilty of contempt of court for refusing to reopen corruption cases against the president, but gave him only a symbolic sentence of a few minutes' detention in the courtroom.

"For reasons to be recorded later, the prime minister is found guilty of contempt for willfully flouting the direction of the Supreme Court," said Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk, Reuters reported.

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