LAHORE: Chief of the Pakistan Muslim League - Quaid (PML-Q) Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Saturday said that Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani 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, chief of the Pakistan Muslim 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.