Three months ago, a momentous outburst of court cases against Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's government appeared to push it into the eye of the storm. The country's powerful military threw its weight openly behind the judiciary in what has come to be known as the memo scandal, and upbeat judges charged Mr Gilani for contempt of court in a separate case, calling him "prima facie a dishonest man".
On Thursday, a seemingly subdued bench sentenced him to court custody which some witnesses say lasted for just 30 seconds. And it stopped short of convicting him under a law that could lead to his automatic disqualification. So has Mr Gilani managed to turn a possible political catastrophe into a triumph? For today's hearing, the prime minister wore the Pakistani national dress shalwar trousers, kameez shirt and shervani, a Nehru-collared black long coat.
Accompanied by his cabinet colleagues and allied party leaders, he drove up to the outer precincts of the Supreme Court building from where he walked to Courtroom No 4 where the trial was held. He appeared in a relaxed mood as he waved to dozens of sympathisers who had gathered outside the court. Within the court, after the guilty verdict had been read out to him, he completed his custodial term within the space of a single four-word sentence uttered three times over; "A submission, my lord.
Moments later, he walked out a free man, greeted by women activists of his PPP party with loud slogans of triumph. So in a way, the high drama that surrounded the early stages of this trial ended in a whimper. For those who have kept an eye on the overall political, economic and security situation of the country, it didn't really. Over the past couple of years, a perception has been growing that the country's top judiciary has been selective in its judgements, dealing harshly with the PPP leadership but being soft on the military and some opposition politicians.
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Blood transfusion: Voluntary donations and a blood database needed Next Story. News Desk May 12, Nasir 9 years ago Reply What other evidence does the Pakistani nation want not to tolerate such corrupt goofs any more? Lost doc 9 years ago Reply 10 years ago this might not even be a news!
All the comment above is sign of changing Pakistan. He and his party will be perfect for the " shamless ". Khalq e Khuda 9 years ago Reply Gillani's reply was shameless and an outright disgrace but perhaps he thought when a judge get praised for humiliating the entire nation he should follow suit; little did he know people of Pakistan have double standards.
Cannot understand 9 years ago Reply Either he is stupid enough not to understand the question or arrogant enough to answer the way he did.. Anonymous 9 years ago Reply Rao: If he can't defend him, how can he defend or represent a country. BLing BLing 9 years ago Reply After watching Gilani's response, everybody wants to themselves in Pakistan, according to the latest poll.
Ahsan Raza 9 years ago Reply People ought to be ashamed of themselves. Mohammed Hassanali 9 years ago Reply Nothing surprises me anymore be it any politicians or military leaders of Pakistan apart from some rare exception. Babar Peters 9 years ago Reply It was not faux pas it was Parapraxis.
Animal Planet 9 years ago Reply lion of punjab.. Sky 9 years ago Reply Here is the difference. OH BOY! Rao 9 years ago Reply PM failed to understand the questions and answered what ever he memorized. Could an anchor pull this off with musharra f… i would take dictatorship with a sprinkle of imran khan any day over the current set up… yah! Btw, whose stopped him from leaving Pak,. Khan 9 years ago Reply PM Gilani should be ashamed of himself for making this statement.
Parvez 9 years ago Reply Lets not forget Musharraf's blunder on women and visas to Canada. Animal Planet 9 years ago Reply forget imran khan.. Mo Sheikh 9 years ago Reply I wonder how one-third of the Pakistanis that want to leave the country will actually leave the country.
Haider 9 years ago Reply This is their country only! Zunaib Yousuf 9 years ago Reply And what difference are we expecting here???
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