Pakistan’s supreme court today issued notices to former premier Yousuf Raza Gilani and other officials to respond to allegations that the previous Pakistan Peoples Party-led government closed a probe into corruption in organising the Haj pilgrimage.
A three-judge bench led by Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, which is investigating a multi-million rupee scam in organising the Haj, also issued notices to the Law Ministry and the Attorney General and directed the respondents to clarify their position regarding the “exemption” granted to the former premier.
The bench observed that the law ministry wrote a letter to the investigation officer, Hussain Asghar, and directed him not to conduct a probe against Gilani as he enjoyed immunity under the constitution.
–PTI