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Summary PM Gilani has said that SC verdict did not include any reference to his disqualification.
Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that verdict of Supreme Court regarding his contempt of court case did not include any reference to his disqualification.Talking to local and foreign media here on World Press Freedom Day, he said that any wishful interpretation of Constitution should be avoided.He also cited Article 248 of Constitution, according to which both President and PM enjoyed immunity, and stressed that this was a global phenomena.Arguing that he had done nothing unethical, he also stressed that giving the impression of his portfolio being illegal was an unconstitutional act.He termed PML-N, as a politically isolated and rejected entity, which was forced to revert to undemocratic and unethical moves out of sheer frustration.Declaring himself as representative of 180 million masses, he said that as such status of his, the Supreme Court should have showed some regard by bringing out a detailed verdict against him after which I would file my appeal in the Supreme Court, according to my constitutional and legal rights.Referring to the issue of separate province of Seraiki belt, he deliberated that Seraiki masses had this demand since 40 long years, and creation of a Seraiki province would help alleviate grievances of the region.
