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A Pakistani anti-corruption court yesterday issued arrest warrants for former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani as well as one of his senior ministers in a dozen graft cases against them.
The court ordered the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), which probed the cases, to apprehend Gilani, who was prime minister from 2008 to 2012, along with ex-commerce minister Makhdoom Amin Fahim and produce them before a judge on September 10.
“Yes, the court has issued the arrest warrants against them and to produce them into the court on the next hearing,” an FIA official said.
Gilani can appeal to a higher court to allow him to post bail to avoid arrest before the hearing, but Fahim is unlikely to appear because he is receiving cancer treatment in Britain.
The court orders came after the pair failed to appear in court to defend themselves against 12 fresh corruption cases presented by the FIA.
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