SC refuses to refer PTI funding matter to ECP on August 4, 2017ISLAMABAD: During the hearing of foreign funding case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PNL-N) senior lawyer Akram Sheikh requested the Supreme Court to send the matter unconditionally to the Election Commission of Pakistan for examination. Arguing before a three-member Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, Justice Umar Ata […]
SC tells PML-N to prove PTI got funds from prohibited sources on August 3, 2017ISLAMABAD: Senior counsel for PML-N leader Hanif Abbasi, Akram Sheikh, on Wednesday remained unsuccessful to prove before the Supreme Court that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) received huge foreign funding from prohibited sources. During the hearing of case against PTI, the court repeatedly asked Akram Sheikh whether any documents were available that could establish that the party […]
Nobody can be disqualified for receiving prohibited funds: SC on August 2, 2017ISLAMABAD: During the hearing of foreign funding case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday, Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar noted that under the law no one can be disqualified for receiving prohibited foreign funding, however, the funds can be confiscated. A three-member Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, Justice Umar Ata Bandial […]