Pak Judicial Crisis

Citing precedents set by apex courts in countries like India, Pakistan Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday filed an appeal in the Supreme Court seeking suspension of its order summoning him for framing of contempt charges over his failure to reopen graft cases against the President.

Controversial Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz today announced that he would visit Pakistan to depose before a Supreme Court appointed judicial commission to "tell the truth" about the secret "memo".

President Asif Ali Zardari backed down from a confrontation with Pakistan's powerful top judge on Wednesday, defusing a potential judicial crisis that threatened to destabilize the government.

Citing precedents set by apex courts in countries like India, Pakistan Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday filed an appeal in the Supreme Court seeking suspension of its order summoning him for framing of contempt charges over his failure to reopen graft cases against the President.

Controversial Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz today announced that he would visit Pakistan to depose before a Supreme Court appointed judicial commission to "tell the truth" about the secret "memo".

President Asif Ali Zardari backed down from a confrontation with Pakistan's powerful top judge on Wednesday, defusing a potential judicial crisis that threatened to destabilize the government.