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Pakistan Supreme Court orders reopening of money laundering case against President Zardari in Swiss Courts

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Other prominent politicians who find their name in the official list are: Senator Jehangir Badar, the ruling PPP secretary-general and National Assembly members: Chaudhry Shaukat Ali and Aftab Sherpao.

The government officials of the incumbent government listed are: Salman Farooqi, secretary-general to the president, Pakistan's Ambassador in Washington Hussain Haqqani and Wajid Shamsul Hasan, High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.

Since the issuance of the NRO beneficiaries' list there were demands that all the government ministers and high officials named in the list should resign and face charges in the court. The Supreme Court judgment has opened way for trial of these politicians and officials in the court. President Zardari is protected under article 248 against any criminal proceedings in a Pakistani court but constitutional lawyers say that his immunity under this article does not apply outside Pakistan and the money laundering case against him can be reopened in the Swiss court.

The apex court verdict has further weakened already shaky and unpopular government of President Zardari which is also accused of fresh corruption scandals such as misappropriation of million of dollars through questionable deals by the Pakistan Steel Mill Chairman. Pakistan is ranked the 40th most corrupt country out of 180 monitored by Transparency International, the global watchdog, and many governments have fallen or been ousted by the military over accusations of graft.

Interestingly, the Supreme Court judgment came when the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff of USA, Admiral Michael G. Mullen was visiting Islamabad. He described it as an internal issue of Pakistan.

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