Nawaz Sharif, Maryam, Safdar appear before NAB court on January 10, 2018ISLAMABAD: Four more witnesses recorded their statements on Tuesday in the accountability court hearing the corruption references against Nawaz Sharif and his family members. After recording the statements, the accountability court judge Muhammad Bashir directed NAB’s prosecutors to produce three more witnesses at the next hearing. These witnesses are: Umar Daraz Gondal, Afaq Ahmad and […]
Vacant post of NAB prosecutor general to be filled this week: SC told on January 9, 2018ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan was informed on Monday that the government would appoint the new prosecutor general of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in the current week. Appearing on notice, Attorney General for Pakistan Ashtar Ausaf Ali told a two-member SC bench, comprising Justice Gulzar Ahmad and Justice Qazi Faez Isa, that the […]
SC dismayed over failure to implement report on Quetta carnage on January 9, 2018ISLAMABAD: Expressing dismay over the government’s failure to implement the report of Judicial Commission (JC) on Quetta carnage, the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday observed that it seemed as if the Balochistan government was not serious in eradicating terrorism and unrest from the province. A three-member SC bench, comprising Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, […]
Hudaibiya reference used to ‘oppress’ Sharif family on January 6, 2018ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday released its detailed judgment in the Hudaibiya Paper Mills case involving allegations of Rs 1.2 billion money laundering against ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his family members. The court in its 36-page detailed verdict authored by Justice Qazi Faez Isa held that Sharif family was denied due process […]
SC again rejects Nawaz Sharif’s plea to club graft references against him on January 5, 2018ISLAMABAD: In an in-chamber hearing on Thursday, Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar again rejected a petition filed by ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif seeking to club all three corruption references filed against him in the accountability court by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). Earlier, the Supreme Court’s registrar had returned Nawaz Sharif’s petition […]
NAB court records statements of three prosecution witnesses on January 4, 2018ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday produced before the accountability court three of its witnesses, who testified against the ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-law Captain (r) Muhammad Safdar in the corruption references filed against them by the anti-corruption watchdog on the Supreme Court orders. The court judge […]
SC rejects Sharjeel Memon’s bail plea on January 3, 2018ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected two bail pleas of Pakistan People’s Party’s (PPP) leader and former Sindh information minister Sharjeel Inam Memon, who is facing a corruption reference involving Rs 5 billion irregularities in the distribution of government’s advertisements to the electronic media and FM radio stations. A three-member Supreme Court bench comprising […]
SC accepts petitions against Election Act, 2017; issues notices on January 2, 2018ISLAMABAD: Accepting 13 almost identical pleas against the Election Act, 2017, for regular hearing, the Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to all the respondents including ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif and Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) while adjourning the proceedings until January 23. A three-member Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, […]
SC takes up today 13 pleas against Elections Act, 2017 on January 1, 2018ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will take up today (Monday) 13 almost identical petitions challenging the Elections Act, 2017, which allows a disqualified member of parliament to hold party office. A three-member Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, Justice Faisal Arab and Justice Ijazul Ahsan will hear the petitions and determine whether these […]
Extremism is remains of late Zia ul Haq: SC on December 30, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday observed that extremism was the remains of late military dictator General Zia-ul- Haq. A two-member Supreme Court bench comprising Justice Dost Muhammad Khan and Justice Qazi Faez Isa observed this while hearing a plea in a case involving alleged sacrilege of the pages of the Holy Quran. After hearing […]