The Islamabad High Court (IHC) dismissed petitions seeking the disqualification of Fawad Chaudhry, the federal minister for information, and Asif Ali Zardari, the co-chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).

IHC Chief Justice (CJ) Athar Minallah observed during the hearing that political parties should resolve their disagreements outside of court. He was perplexed as to how a judge could dismiss a representative elected by over two lakh people.