Posts tagged as: National Reconciliation Ordinance

Politically motivated cases can be sent to Parliament; says NAB Chief

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, […]

Government of Pakistan making an attempt to gain immunity from court’s contempt

The government of Pakistan ruled by the Pakistan People’s Party is aiming to change a law in the constitution of the country that will grant immunity to federal as well as government leaders of Pakistan from being charged with contempt of court. The attempt is being made in light of the problems that the government […]

I am sticking with my stance; says defiant Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, who was convicted of contempt by the Supreme Court of Pakistan, once again struck a defiant remark about his firmness in defying the rulings. While speaking to a delegation of Lahore-based Lawyers, the defiant premier observed, “No prime minister from Pakistan People’s Party would write a letter to the […]

Prime Minister Gilani terms court’s verdict inappropriate

In quite an unexpected move, Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, after being convicted by the Supreme Court in contempt of court case, exhibited dissatisfaction over the ruling, terming it inappropriate. A seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that Prime Minister Gilani is guilty of contempt for refusing to obey an order […]

Supreme Court of Pakistan rejects Aitzaz Ahsan’s request on Gilani case

Supreme Court of Pakistan rejects Aitzaz Ahsan’s request on Gilani case The Supreme Court recently rejected the request of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s counsel, Aitzaz Ahsan, to postpone the announcement of the verdict in the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) implementation case. Apart from that, the Supreme Court also adjourned the hearing of the contempt case against […]

Supreme Court postpones Gilani’s trial to February 1

Supreme Court postpones Gilani’s trial to February 1 The Supreme Court has left the case unsolved and postponed Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani’s contempt hearing to February 1. Gilani, who was issued a contempt of court notice for not following court orders regarding the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) implementation case, appeared before the apex court […]

Prime Minister believes that he does not need to take a confidence vote from National Assembly

Prime Minister believes that he does not need to take a confidence vote from National Assembly Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani believes that he does not need to take vote of confidence from the National Assembly. He expressed that whoever wants to start a no confidence vote motion against him in the National Assembly are […]

Nawaz Sharif warns political parties for placing their belief in the government

Nawaz Sharif warns political parties for placing their belief in the government The president of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) has warned the political parties for placing their utter belief in the government under the current scenario. The PML-N leader Nawaz stressed that the government has made a habit of going against the court orders. […]

Zardari’s comeback

Zardari’s comeback The breezes produced by the plane that brought President Asif Ali Zardari back to Pakistan boasted away a series of speculation, as it landed at the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Masroor, in Karachi. All type of rumors, speculations and gossips were let loose when the president made a return to the country, defying […]

What will be next?

What will be next? The Supreme Court, back in December 2009, corrected a historic wrong, declaring not only the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) null and void but that all cases under the decree were still open, most significantly, the cases against the sitting president, Asif Ali Zardari. In a recent move, the apex court has […]

Shah Mehmood Qureshi says Imran Khan is following in the footsteps of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto

Shah Mehmood Qureshi says Imran Khan is following in the footsteps of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Shah Mehmood Qureshi, the vice President of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, claimed that Imran Khan is following the footsteps of Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto more than anyone. It is worth highlighting here that these remarks came into the surface when Bilwal […]

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