CHAKWAL, March 18: Supreme Court should take punitive action against Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani for ridiculing it by not following its orders on the issue of writing a letter to Swiss authorities for re-opening cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.

Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Amir Syed Munawar Hassan said this while addressing a public rally in Miani Town, some 30km from here, on Sunday.

“US has a well-planned strategy to separate Balochistan from Pakistan, and work on its sinister designs to create another Bangladesh has started as it wants to keep an eye on Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan by sitting in Balochistan,” he said.

Terming president’s address to the joint session of Parliament a ‘mockery,’ Munawar Hassan said instead of introducing reforms, the president showered praises on prime minister.—Correspondent

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