 | PM’s appearance before SC: PPP decides to consult allied parties
25 August 2012
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Islamabad: A meeting of Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) core committee late on Friday decided to consult allied parties over appearance of the Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf before the apex court on August 27.
The meeting, which was co-chaired by President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, also discussed overall political situation, power crisis and flood situation in the country.
Former Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani and other high-level leaders of the party were also present at the occasion.
Law Minister Farooq H Naek briefed the meeting over legal and constitutional aspects of the NRO implementation case while Water and Power Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar and PM Ashraf also briefed on energy crisis plaguing the country.
The meeting also decided that rights of minorities in the country will be protected at any cost and discrimination against them will not be tolerated.
A five-member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa will hear the NRO implementation case on Monday and the prime minister has already been issued notice by the bench to appear before the court in person. | | See Also in Political News
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