Zardari does not enjoy legal immunity: Sanaullah

Friday, January 22, 2010, 16:50 [IST]

Lahore, Jan.22 (ANI): Punjab province Law Minister Rana Sanaullah has said President Asif Ali Zardari does not enjoy 'legal immunity' in the wake of the Supreme Court's order on the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO).

Interacting with reporters, Sanaullah said:"The president has no immunity under Article 248(2), because the SC verdict does not addressed the article and its specific clause."

The Daily Times quoted Sanaullah, as saying that Parliament's decision regarding providing immunity to the President under the onstitution is yet to come. (ANI)

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