Keeping politics out of the court is huge change in the landscape in Pakistan. I congratulate the Prime Minister on his victory today.
The charges against President Zadari are false. Everytime a PPP takes the Presidency, the opposition causes decent and division in Pakistan by finding some charge to assign their leaders.
And prison is always the remedy. The Former Prime Minister Bhutto's father died in prison due to political leanings.
Today is a good day for Pakistan. Let's hope it continues.
JON BOONE in Islamabad
PAKISTAN’S PRIME (click here) minister yesterday served a token jail sentence of a few seconds after the supreme court convicted him of the “wilful flouting” of its orders.
The latest twist in a tortuous drama is likely to create further problems for Pakistan’s unpopular government as it gears up for re-election. But it is unlikely to immediately unseat Yousaf Raza Gilani.
The long-running contempt case against him stems from the prime minister’s refusal to accept a supreme court order demanding he write a request to Swiss prosecutors to reopen a dormant money-laundering investigation into Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari....
