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Pakistani PM’s lawyer: No harm in graft case

In this picture taken on Feb. 17, 2010, Pakistan's Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry, right, shakes hand with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani prior to their meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan. Pakistan's Supreme Court ramped up the pressure on the nation's beleaguered government Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, beginning contempt proceedings against the Gilani for failing to carry out its order to reopen a corruption case against the president. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed) A lawyer for Pakistan’s prime minister said Wednesday there would be no harm in the government’s asking Swiss authorities to reopen an old corruption case against the country’s president, because he enjoys immunity from prosecution.



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