Nehal Hashmi again refuses to apologise to Supreme Court on July 7, 2017ISLAMABAD: Senator Nehal Hashmi on Friday once again refused to seek pardon from the Supreme Court over his controversial and threatening speech as he informed the top court that its registrar was ‘misguided’ by the hullabaloo created by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Hashmi, who was ousted from Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) after Chief Justice Mian Saqib […]
SC issues notices to NAB, Interior Ministry in Dr Asim case on July 7, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notices to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), the Ministry of Interior and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Dr Asim Hussain in two separate petitions. Dr Asim has filed a petition in the top court, requesting it to direct the federal government to remove his name for the Exit […]
Pakistan, China to cooperate in field of law and justice on July 6, 2017ISLAMABAD: China’s Vice Minister of Department of Justice Liu Zhenyu on Wednesday stated that Pakistan and China shared common ideas on numerous issues of national interest. He further said that the cooperation between the two countries had yielded positive results in the fields of science, commerce, and diplomacy. This he said during a meeting of […]
Opposition cries foul as Sindh repeals NAB law on July 5, 2017ISLAMABAD: Repealing the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO) 1999 through legislation by ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) in Sindh has not only anguished the opposition parties but also opened a floodgate of reservations in the legal community. The legal experts expressed wonder as to how a province could repeal an Act, the NAO 1999 generally known […]
Diatribe against judiciary: SC to indict Nehal Hashmi on July 10 on June 24, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday decided to indict Senator Nehal Hashmi for contempt of court after his ‘contemptuous’ and ‘threatening’ speech against top court’s judges and members of the joint investigation team (JIT) probing Sharif family’s business dealings abroad. A three-judge implementation bench headed by Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan will indict the former Pakistan […]
FBR not providing record of Sharifs wealth, JIT tells SC on June 22, 2017ISLAMABAD: The joint investigation team (JIT) probing Sharif family’s business dealings abroad on Thursday once again complained to the Supreme Court that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) was not providing complete record related to ruling family’s wealth. JIT chief Wajid Zia, while submitting the third progress report before the three-judge implementation bench, said that […]
Imran misguided court on speech issue, Nehal tells SC on June 20, 2017ISLAMABAD: Senator Nehal Hashmi, who was recently ousted from ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), on Tuesday accused Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan of taking his speech out of context and ‘misguiding’ the court. Nehal Hashmi, in his 21-page reply to the contempt notice, contended before the apex court through his counsel Advocate Hashmat Habib […]
IHC dismisses Memons petition on June 20, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday dismissed a petition of Additional District and Sessions Judge Pervezul Qadir Memon in which he requested to set aside his suspension over allegations of acquitting Axact case accused Shoaib Sheikh after getting Rs 5 million. However, sources told Daily Times that Memon would take the final decision […]
SC orders inquiry into record tampering claim on June 20, 2017ISLAMABAD: The top court on Monday directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) director general (DG) to look into the matter of allegations pertaining to tampering with record of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) and proceed in accordance with the law. The court also directed the FIA to also submit its compliance report […]
No institution ready to buy JIT charges on June 17, 2017ISLAMABAD: Attorney General Ashtar Ausaf on Friday submitted reply to the allegations of the joint investigation team (JIT) probing Sharif family’s business dealings abroad regarding non-cooperation as well as tampering of records, stating that all the institutions had denied the allegations. The JIT had in its application complained before the Supreme Court regarding impediments in […]