Pakistan: Petition against PM’s removal dismissed as withdrawn

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking removal of Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani from his office as chief executive of the country and dissolution of the federal cabinet in the wake of Supreme Court’s order of April 26 in contempt issue.The single-Judge bench of Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui in its order observed that the petition was premature as it could not proceed without a detailed judgment of the Supreme Court. “The petition is premature, wait for the detailed verdict,” observed Justice Siddiqui.During proceedings, advocate GM Chaudhry contended that under the provisions of Section (g) of clause (1) of Article 63 of the constitution, the PM stood disqualified from being a member of the National Assembly after the apex Court’s orders in the contempt issue.