Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani’s counsel in the contempt of court case, Aitzaz Ahsan, on Thursday presented the UN report on immunity for Heads of States before the Supreme Court.
The report, titled “Preliminary report on immunity of State officials from foreign criminal jurisdiction”, was tabled during 60th session of United Nations General Assembly in 2008.
The apex court has directed the counsel to conclude his arguments today, said Geo News.
The seven-member bench, which is hearing the case, is led by Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk and comprises Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmany, Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, Justice Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry, Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Muhammad Ather Saeed.
The court yesterday heard the arguments about the immunity enjoyed by the Heads of States under international laws.
The apex court initiated the contempt case against Gilani after he refused to act on orders to reopen cases of alleged money laundering against President Asif Ali Zardari in Switzerland.
The government has said the cases cannot be revived as the President enjoys immunity in Pakistan and abroad.
The apex court has been pushing the government to reopen the cases against Zardari since December 2009, when it annulled the National Reconciliation Ordinance, a graft amnesty issued by former military ruler Pervez Musharraf.
Gilani has said he would prefer to be jailed in the contempt case than violate the Constitution by approaching Swiss authorities to revive the graft cases.