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Top Pak court grants 3-week breather to PM
Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Asharf on Monday got a breather as the Supreme Court allowed him another three weeks to write a letter to the Swiss authorities to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.
“The Supreme Court granted time till September 18 to write the letter”, a court official said.
Top Pak court grants 3-week breather to PM
Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Asharf on Monday got a breather as the Supreme Court allowed him another three weeks to write a letter to the Swiss authorities to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.
“The Supreme Court granted time till September 18 to write the letter”, a court official said.
Taliban stormed air base that stored nuclear weapons
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Pak probes Hindu exodus
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Zardari invites PM to visit Pak
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Veena won’t be able to repent ‘sins’ on TV
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‘CIA agents’ a thorn in Pak-US ties
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“Pakistan has be
Pak court may order polls if Ashraf defiant
Pakistan’s Supreme Court can order fresh elections if Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf decides not to write a letter to the Swiss authorities by July 25 to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari, legal experts said.
Pak PM is given July 25 date to write to Swiss
The Pakistan Supreme Court hinted Thursday that new Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf may be disqualified like predecessor Yousaf Raza Gilani if he didn’t write to the Swiss authorities by July 25 seeking reopening of corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.
Like Gilani, defiance may sink PM Ashraf
The Pakistan Supreme Court on Thursday hinted that Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf may be disqualified like his predecessor Yousaf Raza Gilani if he does not write to the Swiss authorities by July 2
