Pakistan Court Rejects Former Premier’s Case
<i> Associated Press</i>
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan —
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed Benazir Bhutto’s petition challenging her removal from power, calling the 42-page request argumentative, irrelevant and scandalous.
Her lawyer said he was stunned by the court’s ruling, which was handed down without granting the former prime minister a hearing.
Attorney Aitzaz Ahsan did not say whether Bhutto would appeal the decision or submit another petition.
Bhutto had no immediate comment on the ruling.
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