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| Pakistan Supreme Court orders arrest of PM Raja Pervez Ashraf | Pakistan Supreme Court orders arrest of PM Raja Pervez Ashraf |
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| Pakistan's Supreme Court has ordered the arrest of Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf and 15 others over corruption allegations. | |
| Mr Ashraf denies accepting bribes when approving power generation projects as minister for water and power in 2010. | |
| Analysts say that the move is unlikely to lead to his immediate removal. | |
| It comes as populist cleric Tahirul Qadri led thousands of protesters in Islamabad, demanding the resignation of the government. | |
| Television images showed protesters celebrating and triumphantly applauding as news broke of the court's order. | |
| The BBC's M Ilyas Khan in Islamabad says it may just be a coincidence - but to many observers the timing of the move bolsters allegations that the cleric is backed by elements of the judiciary and military. | |
| In recent years Pakistan's government, judiciary and powerful military have been at loggerheads. | |
| Mr Ashraf's predecessor, Yousuf Raza Gilani, was forced out as prime minister last June after a court convicted him of contempt for failing to pursue another corruption case against the president. | |
| Mr Ashraf was appointed in his place, but analysts predicted that his tenure would also be troubled. |