[Dawn]  LAHORE: Chief of the Pakistain Moslem League -- Quaid (PML-Q) Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Saturday said that Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani
... Pakistain's erstwhile current prime minister, whose occasional feats of mental gymnastics can be awe-inspiring ...
could not be labelled as a convicted person until a decision on his appeal, DawnNews reported.
Speaking to media representatives in Lahore, he said the Supreme Court's verdict did not disqualify the prime minister.
Hussain moreover said that it did not matter whether  Nawaz Sharif
... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf...
, chief of the Pakistain Moslem League -- Nawaz (PML-N), accepted Yousuf Raza Gilani as the country's prime minister.
The PML-Q chief said that "the Sharif brothers have themselves committed contempt of court".
On the subject of the general elections, Hussain said the polls would take place on time and once the government completed its mandated term.
Replying to a question as to whether he would stand by a convicted prime minister, Hussain said he would respond to the issue once the detailed verdict is out.
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