NAB files four corruption references against Sharif family and Ishaq Dar on September 9, 2017ISLAMABAD: Meeting the deadline set by the Supreme Court in Panama Papers case verdict, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Friday filed four interim graft references against ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his three children and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in the accountability court of Islamabad. The references were filed with the Islamabad Accountability Court […]
NAB okays references against Sharifs, Dar on September 8, 2017ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) executive board on Thursday decided to file three corruption references against members of the Sharif family and one against Finance Minister Ishaq Dar today (Friday) in the accountability courts at Islamabad and Rawalpindi. The meeting held at NAB headquarters was chaired by Qamar Zaman Chaudhry and […]
NAB a facilitator of corruption: SC on September 7, 2017 ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed dissatisfaction over the performance of Director General National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Balochistan, who was also a Member of Joint Investigation Team (JIT), which probed the Panama Papers case, Irfan Naeem Mangi, observing that the anti-graft body had become a ‘facilitator of corruption’. A three-member bench comprising Justice […]
NAB set to get go-ahead today on September 6, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Executive Board of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) will meet here today (Wednesday) to finalize sending references against Sharif family and Ishaq Dar to the Rawalpindi accountability court. The meeting of the board will be presided over by NAB chairman Qamar Zaman Chaudhry. The board is likely to approve all the four references […]
New judicial year to start on 11th on September 5, 2017ISLAMABAD: The new judicial year 2017-18 commenced on September 11 with challenges to the Supreme Court involving accountability of judiciary right from the superior court judges to the judicial officers as well as burgeoning backlog of cases. The opening ceremony to mark the beginning of new judicial year will be held in the courtroom No […]
NAB likely to file references against Sharifs by Sept 8 on September 2, 2017ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is all set to file references against Nawaz Sharif, his children, son-in-law and Ishaq Dar by September 8. According to a senior NAB official, the anti-graft body’s team investigating the Sharif family’s offshore holdings has removed all lacunas and finalised all legal formalities to file the references even if […]
SC moved to stop medical colleges from fleecing students on September 1, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was moved on Thursday to abstain all the private medical and dental colleges across the country from charging more than Rs 0.5 million per student per annum. The petition was filed by Advocate Zulfiqar Ahmad Bhutta in the court under Article 184 (3) of the Constitution making the Federation of Pakistan […]
SC permits Dr Asim to travel abroad on August 30, 2017 ISLAMABAD: Finally, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the authorities concerned to remove the name of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader and former petroleum minister Dr Asim Hussain from the Exit Control List (ECL), allowing him to travel abroad for a month to undergo medical treatment. A three-judge Supreme Court bench consisting of […]
SC moved against NAB’s failure to reopen Hudaibiya Paper Mills case on August 29, 2017ISLAMABAD: Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad filed a petition in the Supreme Court on Monday against the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), contending that it had failed to file an appeal against the Lahore High Court (LHC) verdict of closing Hudaibiya Paper Mills case, in accordance with the apex court verdict in Panama […]
NAB to file references against Sharif family soon on August 28, 2017 ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is now in a position to file references against the Sharif family after the Supreme Court of Pakistan’s monitoring judge granted permission to the bureau to record statements of the Panamagate Joint Investigation Team (JIT). For NAB, the key legal hurdle so far has been the recording of […]