National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (r) Javed Iqbal took notice of Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry’s statement on Aleem Khan case and hinted at taking action against the minister on Saturday. The NAB said it has decided to analyse Fawad Chaudhry’s recent statements regarding the anti-corruption watchdog to determine whether the declarations are an […]
Hanif Abbasi
Ephedrine Case: PMLN’s Hanif Abbasi out on bail
Lahore’s Camp Jail, on Saturday, released Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader, Hanif Abbasi, on bail following the verdict given by Lahore High Court (LHC). A large number of PML-N workers thronged outside the jail as they showered flower petals on Abbasi. He went on to visit the shrine of Data Darbar. The bail had […]
Ephedrine quota case: LHC orders Hanif Abbasi to appear in hearings
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday issued a detailed verdict in ephedrine quota case and ordered the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader, Hanif Abbasi, to appear in each hearing of the case until final decision of the court. The LHC also ordered Abbasi to submit two surety of Rs 5 million each. The court […]
SC to hear Abbasi’s review petition seeking disqualification of PM Khan on Oct 10
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) has set to hear a review petition filed by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) imprisoned leader Hanif Abbasi seeking disqualification of Prime Minister Imran Khan over non-disclosure of assets and ownership of offshore companies on October 10. A three-member special bench of the SCP headed by Chief Justice Saqib […]
ECP postpones NA-60 polls after Hanif Abbasi’s sentence
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday postponed elections in NA-60 Rawalpindi after PML-N leader Hanif Abbasi, who was contesting from the area, was sentenced to life imprisonment in ephedrine quota case. Abbasi was also disqualified to contest the upcoming general elections after being declared guilty by the court, while he was sentenced […]
Ephedrine quota case: Hanif Abbasi handed life imprisonment
RAWALPINDI: A Control of Narcotics Substances Court (CNSC) on Saturday sentenced Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hanif Abbasi to life imprisonment in the ephedrine quota case. According to reports, Abbasi has been taken into custody from within the court room. He has been disqualified to contest the upcoming general elections after being declared guilty by […]
SC rules against Abbasi’s appeal in Epherdine trial
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday has rejected a petition by PML-N leader Hanif Abbasi. The petition was drafted against a high court order which called for the conclusion of the ephedrine case against Abbasi by July 21. Murtaza pleaded in front of the SC bench that the high court cannot change the original […]
Safdar behind bars, shifted to Adiala Jail
ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Monday shifted Captain (r) Safdar Awan to Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail. Earlier today Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Captain (r) Safdar was presented before the accountability court after being arrested on Sunday. NAB team presented Safdar before the accountability court after which he has been shifted to Adiala jail to […]
Imran’s disqualification case: Abbasi to file review petition in SC
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hanif Abbasi has decided to file a review petition in the Supreme Court (SC) against its verdict in the disqualification case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan. The Supreme Court had partially rejected the earlier petition of Hanif Abbasi as it declared Imran Khan ‘cleared’ but disqualified Secretary […]
“Imran Khan’s request to change stance amounts to contempt,” says PML-N lawyer to SC
The Supreme Court on Monday took up Imran Khan’s revised statement, which seeks amendments to his earlier pleadings. As the process is underway, the counsel representing PML-N leader Hanif Abbasi once again objected to the submission of the statement, arguing that the hearings of the case had been closed by the court. Advocate Akram Sheikh […]