Prime Minster Raja Pervaiz Ashraf is likely to seek more time from the Supreme Court (SC) for implementation of the verdict in the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) case when he appears before the court today (Friday).
The decision to seek more time to write letter to the Swiss authorities was finalised during a meeting of the Pakistan People’s Party top brass at Bilawal House on Wednesday night. Sources said that during the meeting, President Asif Zardari and Prime Minister Ashraf agreed that the latter will appear personally on Friday before the Supreme Court and seek more time to write letter to Swiss authorities.
Ashraf was summoned by the president to Karachi on Wednesday and in their one-on-one meeting they discussed at length what stance will be taken for the crucial court hearing on Friday. They also discussed challenges on legal and political fronts. The top court has given a deadline to the government to inform it whether the government will write a letter to the Swiss authorities or not.
The government had been using delaying tactics over the letter for a long time but last month it agreed to write the letter. Former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani was dismissed by the court for refusing to do so.
PM likely to plead for more time from SC today
