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.
“The court has ordered that the Prime Minister is bound to write the letter to the Swiss authorities. If he did not do so, the court can take ‘any action’ in accordance with the Constitution”, a court official said, citing its verdict in the National Reconciliation Ordi-nance case.
The court directed Mr Ashraf to write to the Swiss government by July 25 and submit a report, “otherwise the court could take any appropriate action itself on the case”.