Contempt of court notice for Gilani, summoned to court on Thursday

Published On: January 16, 2012 | Duration: 12 min, 38 sec

Pakistan's Supreme Court has issued a contempt of court notice to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani for not obeying its orders and has asked him to personally appear in court on Thursday next, January 19. The country's highest court is hearing a critical case on the issue of re-opening of graft charges against President Asif Ali Zardari, and it might have the last word on the survival of the embattled civilian government, which has also been in a public confrontation with the country's powerful military in recent days.