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Supreme Court to indict Prime Minister Gilani for contempt on Feb 13
ISLAMABAD: The seven-member larger bench of the Supreme Court (SC) hearing Prime Minister Gilani's contempt case has ordered the prime minister to appear on February 13 for his indictment, Geo News reported Thursday.Judge Nasir-ul-Mulk said there were grounds to proceed against Gilani, despite the government's insistence that President Asif Ali Zardari has immunity from prosecution while he is head of state.
"After the preliminary hearing, we are satisfied that prima facie there is a case for further proceeding into the matter.
"Adjourned for February 13 for framing charges, t he Prime minister is required to remain present in the court," Mulk said, reading out the order.
The SC issued the order after defence counsel barrister Aitzaz Ahsan concluded his arguments.
The bench comprising Justice Nasirul Mulk, Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmani, Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, Justice Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry, Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Athar Saeed is hearing the show cause notice served upon the Prime Minister in National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) implementation issue.
Courtesy www.geo.tv