NAB for catching big fish, not petty criminals: SC on April 2, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Saturday observed that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had been created to eradicate corrupt practices. “The apparent objective was not to target petty criminals, but those who indulged in massive corruption or where there had been a major misuse or abuse of power,” observed the apex court in […]
No improvement in prosecution despite millions spent by govt: SC on April 1, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Saturday expressed concern over the delay in under-trial narcotics cases. The court observed that there had been no visible improvement in investigation and prosecution [in narcotics-related cases] despite the expenditure of millions of rupees by the government. “Any investigation, relating to narcotics cases, conducted beyond 15-days is not […]
Narcotics cases: SC concerned over slow investigation, prosecution on April 1, 2017 ISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Saturday expressed concern over the delay in under-trial narcotics cases. The court observed that there had been no visible improvement in investigation and prosecution [in narcotics-related cases] despite the expenditure of millions of rupees by the government. “Any investigation, relating to narcotics cases, conducted beyond 15-days is not […]
FIA says illegal appointments and promotions PPPs fault on March 31, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Thursday informed the top court that appointments and promotions within the agency were made illegally by the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) government back in the 90s. Admitting the irregularities, the FIA informed the Supreme Court in its 17-page reply that the appointments and promotions of seven officers, including […]
Fundamental rights are sacred, says CJP on March 31, 2017ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Thursday said fundamental rights were sacred and the state was not allowed to make any law which abridged these rights. “The Supreme Court under Article 184(3) of the Constitution has been bestowed with the power to enforce fundamental rights,” said the Chief Justice. He added […]
SC orders Urdu University to leave WAPDA building on March 30, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday ordered the Federal Urdu University to evict the building of the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) within a year. A divisional bench headed by Justice Gulzar Ahmed took up the case of land eviction filed by the Federal Urdu University for hearing. During the course of […]
SC denotifies four NAB DGs; sets up probe committee on March 30, 2017 ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman to denotify four director generals (DGs), including three army officials, inducted in the anti-corruption watchdog in violation of the eligibility criteria. The four officers against whom the denotification order has been passed are: DG Lahore region Major (r) Burhan Ali, DG Quetta […]
Officials to keep pensionary benefits and perks: SC on March 29, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that two officers of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) who opted for premature retirement would be entitled to pensionary benefits and perks. The two officials are Muhammad Younas and Captain (r) Farrukh Naseem, serving in the bureau’s Lahore region on the posts of directors. The top court directed […]
Retire or get ready for dismissal: SC tells 48 NAB officials on March 28, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday directed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman to present the option of immediate retirement to at least 48 officials in whose cases the Establishment Division had found inconsistencies at the time of their initial appointments. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Amir Hani Muslim took up the […]
NAB admits irregularities in appointments and promotions on March 26, 2017ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has agreed with most of the observations of Establishment Division in which massive irregularities were found in NAB appointments. Establishment Secretary Tahir Shahbaz, complying with the Supreme Court order in suo motu case, had observed inconsistencies in 273 cases of appointments, promotions, deputations and contracts in NAB. Following which […]