Gilani first Pak PM to be indicted by SC in contempt case

Monday, February 13, 2012: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani was today indicted by the Pakistan Supreme Court on contempt charges for refusing to revive graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari, a move that may force the beleaguered leader to quit.
Gilani, 59, the first Pakistani Prime Minister to be arraigned for contempt by the apex court, pleaded not guilty in the packed court room. The court adjourned the hearing till February 27.
At the commencement of the hearing Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk, who headed the seven-judge bench, read out the charge sheet and asked him whether he had gone through the charges against him and understood them.
To this, Gilani responded by saying, “Yes, I have read the charge sheet and have understood them.”