Petition to disqualify Gilani withdrawn from Islamabad High Court

Islamabad, May 11 (ANI): A petition filed in the Islamabad High Court (IHC), seeking the disqualification of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and his cabinet, has been withdrawn after it received adverse remarks from the court.

Justice Shaukat Siddiqui, in his remarks, said the Supreme Court itself has not disqualified the PM and that a High Court decision on the petition against the PM could have countrywide impact. He asked the petitioner G.M Chaudhry to "let the court remain confined to the constitutional", reports The News.

Chaudhry's lawyer argued that neither National Assembly speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza nor the Election Commission of Pakistan has any role in this regard.

Justice Siddiqui said the parliament and Election Commission would look upon the matter, as it the constitutional way to take the decision, following which the lawyer withdrew the petition. (ANI)