Official refuses order to arrest Pakistan's PM

The head of the Pakistani government’s anti-corruption wing has refused an order by the country’s top court to arrest the prime minister in a corruption case.

The head of the Pakistani government’s anti-corruption wing has refused an order by the country’s top court to arrest the prime minister in a corruption case.

Fasih Bokhari, chief of the National Accountability Bureau, told the Supreme Court today that he did not have sufficient evidence to arrest Raja Pervaiz Ashraf.

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