SC resumes hearing in contempt of court case against PM today

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A seven-member special bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Justice Nasirul Mulk, will today (Wednesday) resume hearing on a contempt of court case against Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani for not implementing the court’s December 16, 2009 order in the NRO case. Aitzaz Ahsan, counsel for the prime minister will start his arguments in the case against the PM for not writing a letter to the Swiss authorities for reopening of graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. In response to a show cause notice issued to him to explain why contempt of court proceedings should not be initiated against him, Gilani on January 19 had appeared before the court and stated that the president enjoyed complete immunity, not only in Pakistan but in the world as enunciated by the constitution.

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  1. Considering all the problems the judiciary might be having in confronting an arrogant institution and stopping it from usurping the authority of constitutional democratic government, one feels sympathetic to the current judicature. But then why must we call it a free one? Why do we not help it become independent and free of all influences, not in cosmetics but in reality? But when the judiciary drags itself so faithfully into a thoroughly political case, who could help? All we can do is, recite four Quls and stay silent like we have been since the last 64 years.

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