The Supreme Court on Monday said that the chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) would be responsible if the ship-mounted Karkey Karadeniz Elek trik Uretin power plant released without paying the liabilities. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry resumed the hearing over return of the Karkey rental […]
In what appeared to be an expected move, Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Khursheed Ahmed Shah dissociated the government from Rehman Malik’s decision to ban riding motorbikes and cellular services in Quetta and Karachi. The latest development showed supporters of Interior Minister Rehman Malik are dwindling day by day. The religious minister made it […]
Nov 19 2012 | Posted in
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Renowned business tycoon Malik Riaz on Tuesday said that Arsalan Iftikhar, the son of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, was a don and was managing things according to his will. Speaking to the media after appearing before the Suddle commission tasked to probe the Arsalan-Riaz saga, he said, “Arsalan will get the same justice […]
Nov 14 2012 | Posted in
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The Supreme Court of Pakistan has issued orders to the authorities concerned to immediately arrest former chairman of the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) Tauqir Sadiq and initiate proceedings against him in accordance with the laws of the land. A three-member bench of the apex court with Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in the […]
Oct 2 2012 | Posted in
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In what appeared to be a shocking statement by top judge of the country, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that National Accountability Bureau (NAB) instead of putting a check-out on corruption has turned into a body that promotes it in the country. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice […]
Sep 14 2012 | Posted in
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Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Dr Shoaib Suddle on Wednesday said that he would dead Arsalan Iftikhar case on merit and would not come under pressure from any side. Speaking to the media, the bureaucrat said that all institutions were bound to obey rulings of the Supreme Court under article 190. Pledging that he said will […]
Revoking the investigation of Arsalan Iftikhar case from National Accountability Bureau (NAB), the Supreme Court on Thursday ordered to form a judicial commission to investigate the matter. A special two-member bench of the apex court comprising Justice Jawwad S Khawaja and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain granted the appeal filed by Arsalan Iftikhar, son of Chief […]
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has reserved its ruling on the review petition filed by Arsalan Iftikhar, son of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. The judgment is expected to be announced in a day or two. He challenged the court’s June 14 order regarding the controversy relating to allegations of a corruption worth Rs342 million […]
Federal Law Minister Farooq H Naek on Thursday said a seven-member bench of the apex court couldn’t override the verdict delivered by a full-court bench. While speaking to the media after a court hearing on the federal government’s review petition against the court’s July 12 verdict, the minister made it clear that the government doesn’t […]
Under the directive of the Supreme Court, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has dissolved the Joint Investigation Team (JIT), tasked to probe the allegations of Malik Raiz about under-the-table deal between him and Dr Arsalan Iftikhar. NAB Prosecutor General KK Agha informed the apex court that the decision of dissolving the bureau’s special team was […]
Aug 3 2012 | Posted in
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Chief National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Admiral (Retd) Fasih Bokhari has offered to send politically motivated cases to parliament, hinting at a similar proposal to the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO). While giving a briefing to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), he was of the opinion that the bureau couldn’t alone close politically motivated cases. He noted, […]
Aug 2 2012 | Posted in
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Islamabad: (Monday, July 30, 2012) Malik Riaz Ahmed, the real estate tycoon and a central character in the Arsalan Iftikhar case, said here today that he was being implicated in false cases which were fabricated only to malign him. He said that he has sought more time from the court to present additional evidences against […]
Jul 30 2012 | Posted in
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