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Pakistan FM backs parliament over fate of PM

Hina Rabbani Khar says only MPs can decide fate of Raja Parvez Ashraf after supreme court orders his arrest.
Last Modified: 18 Jan 2013 16:57

Hina Rabbani Khar, Pakistan's foreign minister, has spoken to Al Jazeera's James Bays about the political instability in the country.

Khar says only parliament can decide the fate of the prime minister, after courts issued an arrest warrant for him.

She also discusses the recent march against government corruption headed by Pakistani-Canadian cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri.

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