Pakistan Plunges Into New Political Crisis After Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani Convicted of Contempt -- The Telegraph
Pakistan’s government was plunged into a new political crisis after Yusuf Raza Gilani, its prime minister, was convicted of contempt over his refusal to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.
Mr Gilani, the prime minister, faces being disqualified from office after he was sentenced to a symbolic 30 seconds detention by the Supreme Court.
He was found guilty of resisting the court’s order to ask Switzerland to reopen money laundering charges against Asif Ali Zardari, the president and leader of the ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP).
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