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Pakistan PM charged with contempt
Monday, 13 February 2012
Pakistani prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani arrives at the Supreme Court for a hearing in Islamabad, Pakistan (AP/Anjum Naveed)
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IPakistan's Supreme Court has charged the prime minister with contempt for defying its orders to reopen a corruption case against his political ally, President Asif Ali Zardari.
The development escalates a political crisis that has gripped the nuclear-armed nation
If found guilty, prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani could be imprisoned and lose his job.
The court will now hear the case. A verdict could take several weeks or months.
Mr Gilani has refused to order the corruption investigation into Mr Zardari, saying the president has immunity from prosecution while in office.
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