Islamabad, June 17 (ANI): The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and coalition partners of the government, in a bid to defend incumbent Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, had gathered to discuss the Supreme Court's rejection of the National Assembly (NA) Speaker's ruling, which stated that Gilani could not be disqualified from his current position.
On April 26, a seven-member bench of the Supreme Court convicted Gilani on contempt of court charges over his refusal to write a letter to the Swiss authorities asking them to open graft charges against President Asif Ali Zardari. Opposition parties demanded Gilani's disqualification, following the conviction. NA Speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza, however, ruled in Gilani's favour, refusing to send a reference against him to the Election Commission.
Federal Law Minister Farooq H Naek said even if the apex court denounces Mirza's ruling, the matter will still have to be referred to the Election Commission, reports The Express Tribune.
It was decided in the meeting that both the parliament and the Supreme Court, would be allowed to play their respective roles. (ANI)
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