Nawaz demands PM's resignation

Published April 26, 2012

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Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif. — File photo

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif Thursday demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani after he was convicted of contempt of court.

“The prime minister should immediately resign. He should step down without causing further crisis,” Sharif said speaking to a private television channel.

Sharif, who has twice served as prime minister, also called for fresh elections.

“The court verdict is based on truth and reality. It must have punished the prime minister with a heavy heart, but the prime minister himself is to be blamed,” he said.

“The prime minister himself invited this situation,” he added.

The Supreme Court convicted Gilani of contempt on Thursday over his refusal to write to authorities in Switzerland asking them to reopen corruption investigations into President Asif Ali Zardari.

He was given only a nominal sentence, detained until the court adjourned, but could still be forced out of office.

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