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Supreme Court orders Pakistan PM's arrest
Tuesday January 15, 2013 04:46:07 PM,
IANS
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Islamabad: Pakistan's
Supreme Court Tuesday directed the arrest of Prime Minister Raja
Pervez Ashraf on graft charges, Dawn News reported.
The apex court ordered the prime minister's arrest along with 16
others during the hearing on a power rental case. The court also
ordered that the arrested people be produced before it later
Tuesday, Online new agency reported citing TV reports.
Earlier Tuesday, the apex court said Pakistan's general elections,
due later this year, will be held on time, and the Election
Commission should be ready for it.
Hearing a case related to reforms in the election process, Chief
Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said the elections cannot be
delayed, Geo News reported.
Chief Justice Chaudhry remarked that the elections would be held
on time no matter what. No compromise would be acceptable, he
added.
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