Pakistani media on Tuesday warned beleaguered Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani-led government that it has been granted a "last lifeline" by the Supreme Court to end its confrontation with the judiciary as the nation can ill-afford another spell of military rule.
Gilani's response when he appears in the apex court on January 19 is expected to influence the outcome of the current face-off between the Pakistan People's Party-led government and the assertive judiciary over the reopening of graft cases in Switzerland against President Asif Ali Zardari, leading newspapers said in their editorials.
The banner headline in the Dawn newspaper read 'Defiant premier in the dock -- Supreme Court slaps Gilani with contempt', while the front page of Pakistan Today featured an old Western movie-style wanted poster with Gilani's face under the slogan "Contempt of court".
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