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The chief of the Pakistani government’s anti-corruption department rejected yesterday a Supreme Court order to arrest the prime minister, television channels reported, providing some relief to a government gripped by political turmoil.
On Tuesday, the court ordered the arrest of Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf in connection with alleged kickbacks in transactions involving rental power plants when he served as power minister.
Fasih Bokhari, head of the National Accountability Bureau, told the Supreme Court that investigations of the allegations against Ashraf were incomplete, television channels reported.
The court asked Bokhari to produce case records so that it could decide whether there is enough evidence to prosecute the prime minister and other officials accused in the case.
But fresh troubles may be brewing for the government, which has been heavily criticised for its failure to strengthen the economy, fight militancy and eradicate poverty.
The Supreme Court has admitted a petition filed against Sherry Rehman, Islamabad’s ambassador to the United States and a well-known member of the ruling Pakistan People’s Party, accusing her of committing blasphemy.
Court documents show that the police have been directed to investigate the allegations. Rehman has faced death threats from militants for calling for reforms of Pakistan’s anti-blasphemy law, which has been condemned by human rights groups.
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