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The Pakistan Government has filed a review petition against the Supreme Court's decision to strike down the Contempt of Court Act 2012 (COCA). On August 3, a five-member bench, led by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, declared COCA "null and void"- a clear declaration that the court has the right to hold anyone in contempt, regardless of their office, reports The Express Tribune. Following the court's verdict, President Asif Ali Zardari met with his legal experts to discuss options to save his second prime minister from being dismissed, as there is no legal immunity for him in the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) implementation case. Zardari had also met with Law Minister Farooq H Naek and held a detailed discussion with him. The government has already seen one of its premiers being disqualified on contempt charges after he refused to follow court orders, which directed him to write to Swiss authorities requesting to reopen graft cases against Zardari. A similar fate hangs over Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, who has also so far avoided writing the letter.

Pak Govt files review petition against SC decision against Contempt Law