SC gives NAB JIT reports Volume-X on August 18, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday provided the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) four certified copies of the otherwise confidential Volume-X of the joint investigation team (JIT) report in the Panama Papers case. The Volume-X of the JIT report consists of 415 pages. Earlier, the Supreme Court had thrice turned down NAB’s request to provide it […]
Last chance on August 17, 2017ISLAMABAD: Rejecting an appeal by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) to halt proceedings of foreign funding case, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday granted ‘last chance’ to the party to submit complete financial records by September 7. Anwar Mansoor, counsel for the PTI, submitted reply before the five-member tribunal of the ECP, chaired by Chief […]
Mujhe kiyon nikala on August 16, 2017ISLAMABAD: Ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday filed a review petition, along with two separate applications, in the Supreme Court against its July 28 verdict in the Panama Papers case. The petition filed through senior advocate Khawaja Haris Ahmad requested the court to stay further implementation of the verdict until a decision on the […]
PMs Office gets name of official responsible of leaking Hussain Nawaz’s photo on August 13, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Prime Minister’s Office on Saturday received the name of the official, responsible of leaking a photograph of former PM Nawaz Sharif’s elder son Hussain Nawaz, when he was appearing before the Joint Investigation Team (JIT). Following the Supreme Court instructions, JIT Chairman Wajid Zia sent in a sealed envelope the name of the […]
NAB seeks JIT report to file references against Sharifs on August 12, 2017ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Friday submitted an application in the Supreme Court seeking three ‘certified sets’ of joint investigation team (JIT) report to file references against ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his family. The NAB has also sought Volume-X of the report, which has been kept ‘confidential’ by the apex court […]
ECP directs Imran Khan to reply to notice until 23rd on August 11, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday ruled that it had the jurisdiction to hear contempt of court cases and issued a show-cause notice to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan in a contempt case against him directing to furnish reply until August 23. The ECP rejected Khan’s objections that it had no […]
PTI moves ECP against Nawazs political antics on August 10, 2017ISLAMABAD: A petition seeking ban on the political activities of ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif was filed in the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday. The petition was filed by Dr Yasmin Rashid, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for NA-120 seat, which fell vacant after the disqualification of former premier Nawaz Sharif by […]
PTI lodges contempt petition against Saad on August 9, 2017ISLAMABAD: A petition seeking contempt of court proceedings against Federal Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique was filed at the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday. Petitioner Owais Younas contended that the minister publicly criticised the Supreme Court’s July 28 verdict in which the Apex court had disqualified former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif declaring him […]
Court rejects pleas for putting names of Sharif family on ECL on August 8, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday dismissed two identical petitions, being non-maintainable, seeking placing of the names of ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his family members on the Exit Control List (ECL). After hearing arguments of the petitioners’, a single-judge bench of the IHC consisting of Justice Aamer Farooq ruled that the […]
SCBA president rejects criticism against judiciary on August 5, 2017ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president Rasheed A Rizvi said on Thursday that it was unfair to say that the superior judiciary had taken dictation from any institute. He said that it was unfair to criticise the judiciary. Talking to reporters outside the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday, he said that the present […]