Burden of proof lies with PM: SC on January 12, 2017ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Justice Ijazul Hassan on Thursday observed that the prime minister had recognised the Dubai mills and said all records are available. “Now the burden of proof is on you,” he told the PM’s counsel Makhdoom Ali Khan during the hearing of Panamagate corruption scandal. The PM’s lawyer told the larger bench that […]
SC orders DNA test to find real parents of housemaid on January 12, 2017ISLAMABAD: The top court on Wednesday directed the deputy inspector general of Police to complete the investigation pertaining to tortured minor maid Tayyaba including her DNA test within 10 days. The top court has also handed over the minor to Pakistan Sweet Homes (PSH) and ruled that the she will stay there till the final […]
No direct link between prime minister and London flats: SC on January 12, 2017ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Justice Azmat Saeed on Wednesday said that there is no direct link between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and the London property. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawyer Naeem Bukhari concluded his arguments on the sixth day of the Panamagate case hearing before a larger bench headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa. The PTI counsel […]
Cant disqualify PM on basis of assumptions: SC on January 11, 2017ISLAMABAD: Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, a member of the larger bench hearing the Panamagate case, on Tuesday observed that how the court could set a ‘dangerous’ precedent by disqualifying the prime minister merely on statements. He further told the counsel for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Naeem Bukhari, to let the court work in the parameters of […]
SC overrules pardon to judge granted by housmaids parents on January 7, 2017ISLAMABAD: Ruling out a compromise between the parents of the minor maid Tayyaba and Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ), the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Mian Saqib Nisar, has ordered the DIG Police Islamabad to constitute a high-level investigating committee to probe into the matter. The Additional District & Sessions Judge, Raja Khurram Ali Khan, and his […]
Panamagate case: Maryam all set to counter PTI allegations on January 7, 2017ISLAMABAD: Maryam Safdar, daughter of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, has prepared her reply to counter a document of emails between Mossack Fonseca and British Virgin Island (BVI)’s Financial Investigation Agency (FIA) produced by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the top court pertaining to Panamagate case. The document, submitted by PTI, had claimed that the series […]
Burden of proof on Sharif family: SC on January 6, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday said that the onus of the proof of money trail of London flats lies on the shoulders of the Sharif family. Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, while heading a larger bench hearing the Panamagate case, observed that the burden of proof pertaining to money trail of Nescoll and Neilson companies […]
SC set to hear minor housemaids torture case today on January 6, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court office has fixed the suo moto case (SMC) over torturing a minor servant Tayyaba by the wife of Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ), Raja Khuram Ali Khan, for hearing on January 6 (today). The top court has also issued notices to the Advocate General Islamabad, the Deputy Inspector General Islamabad, the Senior […]
Panamagate: SC may summon Sharif family on January 6, 2017ISLAMABAD: The second day of the Panamagate hearing, after reconstitution of a larger bench, raised an unpleasant possibility for the ruling family as the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday hinted that it could summon the Sharif family if contradictions between members regarding the purchase of London flats surfaced. “If the Sharif family contradicts previous […]
SC dismisses review petitions regarding out-of-turn promotions on December 31, 2016ISLAMABAD: Upholding its earlier judgment of 2013, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has dismissed all review petitions regarding out-of-turn promotions in Punjab Police. In 2013, the apex court had declared out-of-turn promotions to be a violation of the constitution and ruled that no police personnel or civil servant was entitled to out-of-turn promotion on account […]