Zardari Corruption Case

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's counsels on Tuesday invoked presidential immunity for him in a corruption case, commonly known as the Park Lane reference, in which he is accused of influencing authorities to release loans to front companies.

An anti-corruption court on Monday charged former Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari in two graft cases, a week after he was indicted in a major money laundering case.

Pakistan announced Thursday it would ban former president Asif Ali Zardari from travelling abroad following allegations of money laundering, as the nation marked 11 years since his wife, prime minister Benazir Bhutto, was assassinated.

A Pakistani court Saturday acquitted former president Asif Ali Zardari in a major corruption case that dogged him for almost two decades, his lawyer said.

A Pakistani court today ordered the arrest of former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, and former minister Makhdoom Amin Fahim, on charges of corruption for approving subsidies to fake companies, both are senior leaders of Pakistan People's Party.

In a jolt to former Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, a court today rejected his acquittal pleas in two old cases of corruption.

Pakistan's former president and opposition Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari was on Friday acquitted in two corruption cases by an accountability court.

Pakistan's anti-graft court has reopened five corruption cases against former president Asif Ali Zardari dating back to the 1990s, officials said on Monday.

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari will face several old corruption cases when he loses his immunity from prosecution at the end of his five-year term next month, a government official said on Monday.

Switzerland has refused to reopen long-running corruption cases against Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari because he has immunity as head of state, Pakistan's law ministry said Sunday.

Pakistan's leaders received a powerful one-two punch on Tuesday as the Supreme Court ordered the arrest of the Prime Minister in a corruption case and firebrand cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri led thousands of protesters in third day of anti-government demonstrations in the capital.

Pakistan's prime minister has asked Swiss authorities to reopen an old corruption case against President Asif Ali Zardari, succumbing to pressure from the country's increasingly powerful Supreme Court.

The Pakistani government on Wednesday submitted to the Supreme Court the amended draft of a letter that has to be sent to Swiss authorities to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.

The Pakistani government on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to withdraw orders over reopening corruption cases against the president in a legal wrangle which has already cost one prime minister his job.

Piling up pressure on new Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, Pakistan's Supreme Court today asked him to respond by July 12 to its order to reopen graft cases in Switzerland against President Asif Ali Zardari, an issue that had cost his predecessor his job.

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's counsels on Tuesday invoked presidential immunity for him in a corruption case, commonly known as the Park Lane reference, in which he is accused of influencing authorities to release loans to front companies.

An anti-corruption court on Monday charged former Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari in two graft cases, a week after he was indicted in a major money laundering case.

Pakistan announced Thursday it would ban former president Asif Ali Zardari from travelling abroad following allegations of money laundering, as the nation marked 11 years since his wife, prime minister Benazir Bhutto, was assassinated.

A Pakistani court Saturday acquitted former president Asif Ali Zardari in a major corruption case that dogged him for almost two decades, his lawyer said.

A Pakistani court today ordered the arrest of former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, and former minister Makhdoom Amin Fahim, on charges of corruption for approving subsidies to fake companies, both are senior leaders of Pakistan People's Party.

In a jolt to former Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, a court today rejected his acquittal pleas in two old cases of corruption.

Pakistan's former president and opposition Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari was on Friday acquitted in two corruption cases by an accountability court.

Pakistan's anti-graft court has reopened five corruption cases against former president Asif Ali Zardari dating back to the 1990s, officials said on Monday.

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari will face several old corruption cases when he loses his immunity from prosecution at the end of his five-year term next month, a government official said on Monday.

Switzerland has refused to reopen long-running corruption cases against Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari because he has immunity as head of state, Pakistan's law ministry said Sunday.

Pakistan's leaders received a powerful one-two punch on Tuesday as the Supreme Court ordered the arrest of the Prime Minister in a corruption case and firebrand cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri led thousands of protesters in third day of anti-government demonstrations in the capital.

Pakistan's prime minister has asked Swiss authorities to reopen an old corruption case against President Asif Ali Zardari, succumbing to pressure from the country's increasingly powerful Supreme Court.

The Pakistani government on Wednesday submitted to the Supreme Court the amended draft of a letter that has to be sent to Swiss authorities to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.

The Pakistani government on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to withdraw orders over reopening corruption cases against the president in a legal wrangle which has already cost one prime minister his job.

Piling up pressure on new Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, Pakistan's Supreme Court today asked him to respond by July 12 to its order to reopen graft cases in Switzerland against President Asif Ali Zardari, an issue that had cost his predecessor his job.