ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari called a core committee meeting of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) after the Supreme Court disqualified prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Tuesday. The apex court was hearing petitions challenging speaker’s ruling in the PM contempt case.
The core committee meeting is also being attended by Gilani and sources say that Gilani’s lawyer in the contempt case, Aitzaz Ahsan, as well as the attorney general will also be called to the meeting.
The committee discussed potential candidates for the post of the prime minister.
The president has also called a meeting with all coalition parties at 8pm on Tuesday, where the coalition parties are also likely to be asked to present their candidates.
Earlier during the day, while the Supreme Court was hearing the petitions against the speaker’s ruling, the president had called an emergency meeting of PPP leaders and Gilani to discuss several matters including the hearing.
Party sources said that an important decision might be taken once the verdict in the Speaker’s ruling case is out. The party leadership had stated that it will continue to respect the judiciary no matter what the Supreme Court decides.
Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, senior leader Khursheed Shah and all cabinet ministers were among those present at the session.
The Supreme Court disqualified Gilani from his post and held him ineligible since April 26 when the contempt of court verdict was passed against him.
The court passed the short order on Tuesday while hearing petitions, including those filed by Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), which had challenged Speaker National Assembly Dr Fehmida Mirza's ruling and demanded prime minister's disqualification.
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