IHC defers Zardari acquittal case

Author: Online

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday ordered National Accountability Bureau to file an application to its chief justice against the acquittal of Asif Ali Zardari in all corruption references and to hear all such application collectively.

A division bench comprising of justices Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui and Justices Mohsin Akhter Kiyani conducted the hearing of the SGS-Cotecna acquittal references against Zardari. NAB’s prosecutor Arif Karim maintained his stance that some other corruptions references against Zardari are being heard in different courts; however, all the references should be heard by a single court. Justice Aziz remarked that it does not come under the bench’s authority. While adjourning the hearing, the court directed NAB to file an application to IHC chief justice against Zardari’ acquittal in all corruption references.

Share
Leave a Comment

Recent Posts

  • Pakistan

Top Chinese military official lauds Pakistan’s counter-terror efforts

General Zhang Youxia, Vice Chairman of China's Central Military Commission (CMC), has commended the Pakistan…

7 hours ago
  • Pakistan

Punjab CM thanks people for rejecting ‘disruptors’

Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Maryam Nawaz Sharif has expressed her gratitude to the people of…

7 hours ago
  • Pakistan

Belarus president winds up 3-day Pakistan visit

President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko on Wednesday departed after completing a three-day official visit to…

7 hours ago
  • Pakistan

Kurram tribal clashes rage as death toll surges past 100

The recent clashes between the two warring sides in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Kurram district continued…

7 hours ago
  • Pakistan

US lawmakers, Amnesty decry ‘crackdown’ on PTI protesters

A number of United States' lawmakers along with Amnesty International have voiced support for demonstrators…

7 hours ago
  • World

Hamas signals willingness for ceasefire in Gaza after Lebanon

Hamas is ready to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, a senior official in…

7 hours ago