A National Accountability Bureau (NAB) investigator who was part of the team that found the prime minister and 15 others guilty in the rental power projects case was found dead in his apartment in Federal Lodges. Kamran Faisal, an investigation officer in the RPPs corruption case and whose team prepared a report that made […]
The Federation Monday again filed a petition in the Supreme Court to review the apex court’s verdict in the Asghar Khan Case. Earlier on Saturday‚ the petition was returned as it did not include the Court fee of Rs10 thousand. The 16-page petition seeks review of the observations of the apex court vis-a-vis office […]
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said the Supreme Court reserved the judicial authority to take notice of any issue, adding that the judiciary was a role model for other state institutions. Addressing a full court session, the chief justice said no institution in the country had the right to interfere in another institution’s […]
In light of the Supreme Court’s historic verdict in Asghar Khan’s case, Federal Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira has sought an apology from PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif for allegedly receiving money from the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to steal his party’s mandate in 1990 election. Speaking to a press conference, the federal minister said that the […]
In a bid to avoid untoward incident, Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Tuesday hinted shutting down mobile services on Eid-ul-Azha. He, however, said the mobile services will be closed down for a limited time where there would a threat of law and order situation. In this connection he said directives would be issued separately. […]
Friday was definitely a historic day for Pakistan as for the first time, the Supreme Court held accountable not only politicians, but also retired chiefs of the armed forces and intelligence agencies for their involvement in political activities around the country. The Supreme Court announced the verdict of the high profiled Asghar Khan case, […]
In quite a hard-hitting tone, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has warned the ruling Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) for bringing a resolution in parliament on North Waziristan. The Maulana said that no one, even the government, could dare to move a resolution in parliament to launch an army operation in the North Waziristan. […]
Oct 20 2012 | Posted in
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Well, the former Director General Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is going to let the cat out of the bag. Former Chief of Army Staff General (Retd) Mirza Aslam Baig couldn’t possibly have expected his former spymaster Maj. Gen. Asad Durrani to have spoken out against him in the Supreme Court. In his recent statement, the latter […]
Former military chief Gen. Aslam Baig submitted his statement to the Supreme Court in connection with the infamous Asghar Khan case, holding former ISI chief Asad Durrani responsible for disbursement of money among anti-PPP politicians. He said that the military had nothing to do with the money as all the money was deposited in accounts run […]
Pakistan Muslim League (Likeminded) has also demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani after conviction by Supreme Court in the contempt case. This was said by Chairman Steering Committee of PML (Likeminded) Salim Saif Ullah during a press conference after the meeting of his party here on Saturday. Senior Party Leaders Humayun […]
Apr 28 2012 | Posted in
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Younis Habib, the disgraced chief of a defunct Mehran Bank, dragged up the history of the security establishment’s foul interference in political progress made for an extraordinary and unprecedented vision. Singing like a bird, Younis Habib has spilled the beans in as own up a manner as the stuff racy headlines are made of. He […]
Better late than never, is a statement that perfectly suits what former chief of Mehran Bank, Younis Habib, disclosed about former President Ghulam Ishaq Khan and ex-army chief Mirza Aslam Beg. In an exclusive interview following his presence in the Supreme Court of Pakistan before a three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, […]