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February 11th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda The Pakistani prime minister now is set to be charged on Monday with failing to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari, who denies the graft charges.
Gilani has argued that Zardari has immunity from prosecution as head of state. If convicted, Gilani faces a six-month prison term and will accordingly be disqualified from holding office.
The Supreme Court last week ruled that Gilani would be charged with contempt. His lawyer Aitzaz Ahsan appealed the court’s ruling but Chief Justice Iftikar Mohammad Chaudry rejected the plea on Friday.
“Our appeal has been dismissed, and as a result the prime minister will be charged with contempt of court on the 13th,” Ahsan told reporters outside the court in Islamabad.
“God willing, on Monday he will appear,” he added.
The Supreme Court had ordered the government to write to Swiss authorities to reopen a corruption case against the president that centers on $60 million in kickbacks, which Zardari and his late wife, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, allegedly received from Swiss cargo companies.
Analysts say that Pakistan’s powerful army is backing the court to oust Zardari and his government through constitutional means.
In Pakistan, prime ministers are not usually called to court and the order for Gilani’s appearance before the tribunal denotes the seriousness of the issue.
The Supreme Court has announced six options to proceed on corruption charges against Zardari, including issuing a ruling to hold early elections, which are scheduled for 2013 when parliament will complete its five-year term.
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