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ISLAMABAD, Jan 15 (KUNA) -- Pakistans Supreme Court Tuesday ordered the
arrest of the prime minister in the controversial rental power project case.
The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) hearing the Rental Power case ordered
the arrest of 16 persons including Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf.
The prime minister was at that time federal minister for water and power.
He supervised expensive "rental power" projects that generated very little
power at very high cost.
The court at that time too revoked his power as the minister as he was
accused of receiving kickbacks in the project.
Declaring all rental power project contracts "illegal," the Chief Justice
said legal proceedings should be carried out against all those involved in the
corruption.
It was not yet clear whether the Premier stands disqualified or whether he
will stands down. (end)
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