Not Out on December 16, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday partially rejected the petition of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hanif Abbasi as it declared Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan ‘cleared’ but disqualified Secretary General Jahangir Khan Tareen. A three-member Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, Justice Umar Ata Bandial and Justice Faisal Arab announced […]
NAB decides to bring Ishaq Dar back through Interpol on December 15, 2017ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday decided to issue red notice for Senator Ishaq Dar and bring him back to Pakistan with the help of Interpol. A statement issued by the anti-corruption watchdog following an executive board meeting chaired by Chairman Javed Iqbal said that Dar, who is receiving medical treatment in London, […]
SC orders Bestway Cement to fill Katas Raj pond within a week on December 14, 2017ISLAMABAD: Hearing a suo motu case pertaining to deteriorated condition of Katas Raj Temple in Chakwal district, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Bestway Cement to refill the Katas Raj pond within a week. A three-member Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, Justice Umar Ata Bandial and Justice Faisal Arab, directed […]
SC tells NAB to convince it on reopening of Hudaibiya case on December 13, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Supreme on Tuesday directed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to furnish details of incriminating evidences that could establish that the accused had committed an offence in the Hudaibiya Paper Mills money laundering scam involving Rs 1.2 billion. The court also directed NAB to convince it why it should allow re-opening of Hudaibiya Paper […]
NAB told to provide Sharif’s counsel copy of witness’s testimony before JIT on December 12, 2017ISLAMABAD: An accountability court on Monday directed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to provide the court as well as counsel for ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif a copy of testimony of its witness Afaq Ahmad, who had recorded his statement before the Supreme Court’s formed Joint Investigation Team (JIT), which probed the Panama Papers case. […]
SC rejects NAB’s request to adjourn Hudaibiya case on December 12, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a plea by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) seeking to adjourn proceedings of the Hudaibiya Paper Mills reference involving money laundering of Rs 1.2 billion until the appointment of a new prosecutor general (PG). A three-member Supreme Court bench comprising Justice Mushir Alam, Justice Qazi Faez Isa and […]
SC resumes hearing in Hudaibiya case against Sharifs today on December 11, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court is scheduled to resume hearing today (Monday) in the Rs 1.2 billion Hudaibiya Paper Mills reference against ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his family members. On the last hearing, a three-member Supreme Court bench comprising Justice Mushir Alam, Justice Qazi Faez Isa and Justice Mazhar Alam Minakhel had directed the […]
NAB court resumes hearing in graft references against Sharifs on December 11, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad accountability court will resume hearing today (Monday) of the graft references filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against the ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Capt (r) Muhammad Safdar, on the Supreme Court’s July 28, 2017 orders in the Panama Papers case. Khawaja Haris Ahmad, senior […]
Supreme Court clears the track for Orange Line Metro Train on December 9, 2017ISLAMABAD: Announcing a long-awaited reserved verdict, the Supreme Court on Friday set aside a Lahore High Court (LHC) decision of halting the multi-billion Orange Line Metro Train Project and directed the Punjab government to resume construction work on the project subject to certain conditions and complete it in the stipulated time. The verdict reserved on […]
NAB court rejects Nawaz’s objection to submission of bank record on December 8, 2017ISLAMABAD: The accountability court on Thursday rejected an objection raised by the counsel of ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif that the bank details recently submitted by Noreen Shahzad, branch manager of Standard Chartered Bank who was not included in the list of prosecution witnesses, could not be made part of the case record. Judge Muhammad […]