Pakistan Prime Minister Barred from Office
Yusuf Raza Gilani (Photo: Wiki Commons)
Pakistan’s Supreme Court has disqualified the country’s prime minister, Yusuf Raza Gilani, from holding office.
The ruling stems from an earlier decision to find Gilani in contempt of court, for refusing to re-open corruption cases against Pakistan’s president.
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with New York Times correspondent Declan Walsh in Islamabad.
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