SC rejects Pak govt's plea to review directive on graft cases - NewsX

Pakistan's Supreme Court today rejected the government's request to review a directive to the Prime Minister to reopen graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari, setting the stage for a fresh slugfest between the executive and an assertive judiciary. A day before the expiry of a deadline set by the apex court for reviving corruption cases in Switzerland against Zardari, the government informed the court that the federal cabinet has made no decision to approach Swiss authorities to reopen the cases. The government conveyed its position in a reply submitted to the Supreme Court Registrar's office by Attorney General Irfan Qadir.

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