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Article: Pakistan Supreme Court Rejects Bhutto Petition

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January 29, 1997
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After nearly two weeks of formal hearing, Pakistan's Supreme Court today made its verdict on the sacking of Benazir Bhutto's government early last November, saying the move is constitutional.

The seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court upheld the Presidential Proclamation by a 6-1 verdict, dismissing Benazir Bhutto's petition challenging the dismissal of her government.

After a four-hour hearing today, the Court announced a 12-page short order, rejecting the petitions filed by Bhutto and National Assembly Speaker Yosuf Raza Gillani. The Court ruled that the Presidential Order last November contained enough substance and that an ample material had been provided to conclude that the ousted ...

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