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Pak court issues notice to govt on petition against Gilani

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Lahore/Islamabad: A Pakistani court has issued a notice to the federal government on two petitions asking it to stop Yousuf Raza Gilani from holding the post of Prime Minister after his conviction while another court has dismissed a similar petition.

The Lahore High Court issued the notice on Friday after hearing the arguments of two petitioners represented by lawyer A K Dogar, who is also the counsel for Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed.

Dogar argued that after the conviction, the premier and his cabinet stood disqualified and there was no need of any further process for their disqualification. He asked Chief Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed, who was hearing the matter, not to feel any fear and declare the premier disqualified. The Chief Justice said the court had no fear and would give a decision according to the Constitution. He then adjourned the case till May 7 and directed the Attorney General to assist the court in the matter.

In a separate development, Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui of the Islamabad High Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking the removal of Gilani from his office and the dissolution of his cabinet in the wake of the Supreme Court’s conviction of the premier of contempt on April 26. (PTI)

 

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