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Twitter alert: Gilani convicted of contempt
Twitterati feel the court’s decision did little to change their lives.
Supporters of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani shout slogans against the contempt of court verdict outside the Supreme Court building in Islamabad on April 26, 2012. PHOTO: AFP
In the final hearing of the contempt of court case, the Supreme Court of Pakistan convicted Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and sentenced him till the rising of court, which lasted only a little while.
Considering the verdict ‘a joke’ was the general reaction of the twitterati who felt that the court’s decision did little to change their lives.
Top tweets
Syed Ali Abbas Zaidi @Ali_Abbas_Zaidi
Supreme Court: Y U SO predictable? #Pakistan
Ammar Yasir [RONIN] @ammaryasir
What AKON and Gilani have in common? “Convict”. Makes the PM such a badass.
Yes the punishment was just 30 seconds. But it was 30 seconds of standing close to Iftikhar Chaudhary. And he has halitosis.
My life is desperately trying but miserably failing to be affected even a little bit by the Supreme Court’s PM contempt case
Favourite moment outside court today: photographers shouting, ‘Yousuf, Yousuf’ to catch PM’s attention.
Farrukh Khan Pitafi @FarrukhKPitafi
My revenge from the system. I didn’t go to the Supreme Court. I went to an event of KG branch of a school & spoke there as guest speaker.
Iss se zyaada dayr ki saza tau mayN Talha ko badtameezi karnay par de daytee hooN #contempt
(I give Talha longer punishment than this for misbehaving.)
Congratulation #Pakistan. #Gilani break d record of Kalyan Sing(CM UP) for 1 minute sentence in Babri Masjid demolition case. #India #Contempt
In all the #contempt case hoopla no one has mentioned India’s spy satellite launch today
Why is #Gilani being hailed as a hero? He has been convicted. How low and warped is our national benchmark for pride? #Pakistan
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The sentence felt more like a joke. May be the law is different for rich and poor
Remember the saying.
“Nation get destroyed when Justice is different for poor and rich. “
I guess we just witness a prime example of the above.
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Disturbing racist propaganda being done by apologists of the ruling party. This verdict was an accurate one given the merits of the case. Trying to deflect attention away from the corruption by spreading racial hatred is a bad omen for our country.
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The ppp has reduced itself to an ethnic regional party the way it has used racist language in the media in the last few days. Attacking the judiciary by using ethnic slurs is condemnable.
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The teacher punishes the student more than this
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the pm should resign
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The best one was from Sabahat Zakariya lol, well it all happens in Pakistan but still i love my country : ).
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SC gave a very clever and fair verdict, PM cannot get pardon as he has completed his sentence and also cannot hold public office, Aitzaz Ahsan was surprised by such a decision and outclassed that he couldn’t fill an appeal against sentence
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