A potentially explosive row between the Pakistani government and the supreme court appears to have been temporarily defused, after the prime minister was summoned to the court to face contempt charges.<br /><br />The court charged the prime minister with being in contempt of court for not implementing an earlier court order to the government to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Zardari.<br /><br />The government contends that Zardari enjoys immunity from prosecution under Pakistan's constitution.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Imtiaz Tyab reports from Islamabad, the Pakistani capital.
