Pakistan PM charged with contempt, pleads not guilty

Pakistan's Supreme Court charged the embattled prime minister with contempt of court on Monday for his refusal to re-open old corruption cases against the head of his political party, President Asif Ali Zardari. He pleaded not guilty.

Local television channels flashed the news less than half an hour after Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani arrived at the courthouse. (Reuters)