 | PM contempt case: AGP presents evidence against Gilani as SC resumes hearing
22 February 2012
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Attorney-General of Pakistan Maulvi Anwarul Haq has presented evidence against the prime minister in the contempt of court case as the Supreme Court resumed hearing in the case on Thursday, Express News has reported.
The documents, which were presented on Wednesday, include the National Reconciliation Ordinance primary verdict and the order on the subsequent review appeal by the federal government. The evidence was earlier presented by the prosecution.
The court has included the documents in the case records.
Last week, the AGP had presented four volumes of documentary evidence.
Aitzaz Ahsan, the prime minister’s counsel, will submit a list of witnesses along with their statements in the case on February 27. A seven-member bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Nasirul Mulk, will examine the documents submitted by the AGP on February 22 and on February 28, it will examine the prime minister’s record. | | See Also in Political News
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