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Pakistan president's immunity challenged
President  Asif Ali President Ten PercentZardari's ... sticky-fingered husband of the late Benazir Bhutto ... immunity and dual posts held by him were challenged in the Supreme Court yesterday. Oh, dear. And just when Pakistain's under attack by those nasty Talibs from across the border in Afghanistan. Tut tut. And tut. Advocate Mahmood Akhtar Naqvi has filed a petition against the immunity and dual positions held by the President. The petitioner has referred to Article 43 of the constitution of Pakistain and said that president of the country cannot hold two offices. President Asif Ali Ten PercentZardari is also serving as the co-chairman of Pakistain People's Party (PPP), DawnNews reported. Naqvi is of the view that holding two offices is unconstitutional on President Zardari's part. The PPP government, dogged by corruption allegations, has been locked in a stand-off with the judiciary for years, reports AFP. Zardari was forced to ditch his first choice to replace Gilani, Makhdoom Shahabuddin, after an anti-narcotics court ordered his arrest over a drugs scandal. Earlier on Sunday, the Pak president issued a decree to prevent actions taken in the past two months by the ex-premier, recently ousted by judges, from being challenged in court. The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the dismissal of Yousuf Raza Gilani ... Pakistain's former prime minister, whose occasional feats of mental gymnastics could be awe-inspiring ... as prime minister after convicting him of contempt in April for refusing to reopen Swiss corruption cases against Zardari. The move forced the main ruling Pakistain People's Party to hastily elect Raja Pervez Ashraf as the new premier on Friday in a bid to end the crisis. Posted by: Fred 2012-06-26 |
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