Pakistan SC summons PM Gilani

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday summoned Yousaf Raja Gillani to appear in the court on Feb 13 over his failure to act on the courts order to re-open graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.

The order has been issued by seven-member larger bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday.

According to media reports, Gilani had refused to prosecute corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.

Supreme Court Judge Nasir-ul-Mulk said there were enough reasons to proceed against Gilani.

The government has said that the President has immunity from prosecution while he is head of the state.

Earlier, the Pakistan Supreme court issued the contempt notice on Jan 16 to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in connection to the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) case.

The notice was issued against Gilani under section 17.

The SC already called Gilani ´dishonest´ and accused him of not implementing court orders.

NRO provides amnesty to senior politicians of the country.