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Gilani’s son elected to parliament

July 20, 2012

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The eldest son of former prime minister has been elected to parliament to replace his father, a month after he was dismissed by the Supreme Court for contempt.
Abdul Qadir Gilani won a by-election on Thursday in the family constituency in Multan, after Yousuf Raza Gilani was dismissed for refusing to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.
State television said Gilani won 64,628 votes, comfortably beating his closest rival, Shaukat Bosan, an independent candidate who secured 60,532 votes.
Opposition parties led by the Pakistan Muslim League-N and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf party had backed Bosan.
Television channels broadcast footage of the former prime minister Gilani being garlanded with roses and celebrating the victory.
His son said the people had spoken.
“The court dismissed my father and we came to the court of people. This court has announced its verdict in my favour and I am thankful to you,” he told supporters.
Zardari congratulated Gilani junior, saying “it is the people and the people alone who pronounce the final verdict and are not afraid of overturning all other judgements”.
The Supreme Court last week gave new Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf until July 25 to indicate whether he would write to the Swiss authorities to reopen the cases which were shelved in 2008 when Zardari became president.
It threatened Ashraf with “appropriate action under the constitution and the law” if he fails to comply, fuelling speculation that Zardari’s Pakistan People’s Party may be forced to call general elections later this year.
The allegations against Zardari date back to the 1990s, when he and his late wife, Benazir Bhutto, allegedly used Swiss banks to launder $12 million allegedly paid in bribes by companies seeking customs inspection contracts.

19 COMMENTS

grazar July 20, 2012 at 12:16

This is a huge 'to the face' shame on every Multani. What a disgrace to be giving your seat to this scum.
- Yelo July 20, 2012 at 12:34
  
  @grazar – am afraid you are insulting the power of people……
  - Yelo July 20, 2012 at 12:37
    
    @grazar – people of Multan has given their verdict on the face of all who were opposing the PM on his stance….. call for people like Grazar to SHUT-UP if they have a bit of sharam left !!! but we know they don't have it….
    - hicccup July 20, 2012 at 12:43
      
      you idiots have no selfrespect thats why you keep on electing dacoits every time.
  - Furqan Ali July 20, 2012 at 12:48
    
    I am afraid! people have insulted the power of people
  - Tahir Baluch July 20, 2012 at 15:25
    
    Disgusting son of a loathed father — supported only by sold-out dancing eunuchs.
Yelo July 20, 2012 at 12:44

Last night all biased-anhors (KASHIF ABBASI/ ANSAR ABBASI / ASMA CHAUDARY / ETC ETC) were saying that results of NA-151seat will decide the course of next elections and where PPP is heading in future — Think they all have got their answers…. i don't know with what face they will come on TV tonight and appraise the PPP – "SHARAM BAGAR TUM KO NAHI ATTI….."
- Ishtiaq Cheema July 20, 2012 at 14:23
  
  sharm hum sub ko he nahi atti?
Hamid Khan July 20, 2012 at 12:56

The result just shows that Pakistan is Most F**U**C**K**E**D UP nation on face of this earth. That is why it is a failed state and has completely collapsed, Perhaps they deserve leaders like these scums who are drug lords of Multan drug Cartel
- Pakistan Classified July 20, 2012 at 15:05
  
  Mr Hamid, Kindly Show respect. its Hard to understand that the Gillani Son is elected and he is accused in the Drug scandal aswell. The biggest mistake the People of Multan have ever done.
Raamis Hussain July 20, 2012 at 13:56

Abdul Qadir Gilani in Parliament is yet one more fit of insanity!
Sophist July 20, 2012 at 13:59

Like father like son, Good luck Pakistan and thanks to Multaniis … for selecting on of the best man in the nation. Let get together and loot whatever is left.
We will for sure will achieve our target to go back 1500 years.
Ishtiaq Cheema July 20, 2012 at 14:21

ay qoum (nation) tery husney kamalat ki kher, jo tuo ney dikhaya wohe nuqsha dekha
Derawal39 July 20, 2012 at 15:15

Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches, so it appears that non-burger eating, no-pepsi sipping voters are not terribly impressed by terms like tsunami etc. Hence its about time that people who have started believing in their own propaganda should sit down and think hard why the PPP has not lost a single bye election even in Punjab despite the hostile provincial government. Multan should be an eye opener that despite all the negative propaganda a PTI, PML-N & JI suported candidate lost to the PPP. What will happen when all these parties have their own candidates separately contesting against the PPP. So wake up because just TV talk-shows and pop songs do not win elections.
Naeem July 20, 2012 at 15:40

CJ has lost in Multan
- home-grown July 20, 2012 at 15:59
  
  Ballay ballay….. rakh ke deti…
home-grown July 20, 2012 at 16:27

Barray mian tu barry mian – Chottay Mian Subhan Allah….
Jiyee Bhuttoo.
Jabbar July 20, 2012 at 17:13

Abdul Qadir Gilani has won the by-election in NA-151 after the seat was left vacant following the disqualification of his father.
vote detay raho roote raho
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Sadaf July 23, 2012 at 05:42

This is ridiculous..This is supposed to be a democracy where people can choose their own leaders but sadly our people keep electing these blood sucking politicians. I guess Multan is happy with no electricity and the downfall of our economy.. or maybe they couldn't care less as to who "Rules" them anymore…
Allah helps those who help themselves… Pakistani is dead set on self destruction so it seems.