Posts tagged as: Supreme Court

General Aslam Baig rejects Younis Habib’s allegations

While submitting his reply to the Supreme Court in the 1990’s election scandal, former military chief General (Retd) Mirza Aslam Baig on Friday rejected allegations of Younis Habib, the former chief of the bank. A three-judge bench of the apex court comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, Justice Khilji Arif Hussain and Justice Tariq Parvez […]

Supreme Court of Pakistan orders the PM to write to the Swiss probe

Supreme Court of Pakistan orders the PM to write to the Swiss probe The Supreme Court of Pakistan has passed an order on the Prime Minister of the country, Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani to write to the Swiss probe in order to ask them to re start an investigation in which the President of the […]

Younis Habib admits distributing Rs400m to politicians

Younis Habib, the former chief of Mehran Bank on Thursday confessed before the Supreme Court that he distributed Rs400 million among anti-PPP politicians prior to the 1990 elections. A three-judge bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed the hearing of a 1996 petition moved by Air Marshal (Retd) Asghar […]

Our negligence towards dissident families

Despite wide and large cries, the issue of missing people has been somewhere in the air for quite some time now. Sometimes media chose to talk about it and sometimes not. Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, a few days back, ordered the intelligence agencies to show up of the missing persons. Only seven out of […]

Supreme Court orders Prime Minister Gilani to write letter to Swiss authorities

The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani to write letter to Swiss authorities to reopen graft cases against his boss, President Asif Ali Zardari. In its verdict, the apex court said that the premier should submit written reply by March 19 and he would have to be appeared before the […]

Supreme Court of Pakistan rejects Yousuf Raza Gilani’s appeal

Supreme Court of Pakistan rejects Yousuf Raza Gilani’s appeal The Supreme Court of Pakistan has given a total of 37 reasons on Monday regarding the rejected appeal of the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Yousuf Raza Gilani. The Prime Minister of Pakistan had appealed against the contempt of court charge that had been put up against […]

Two denials reduce intensity of memogate saga

In what appeared to be a quite an ironic development, the inglorious memogate scam, which was conceived of widening the rift between the security establishment and the government, has shown an example of harmony. Both the ISPR and the Presidency issued denials in reply to allegations of Mansoor Ijaz, the Pakistani-origin US businessman. While appearing […]

Electoral-rolls is a matter of public interest; says Chief Justice

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday submitted written replies to the Supreme Court, explicating the delay in the finalization process of the voter lists. However, the apex court rejected the explanations. A three-member bench with Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in the chair said the issue of preparation of voter lists is matter […]

ISPR-Zardari rejects Ijaz’s accusations

Both, President Asif Ali Zardari and the ISPR on Saturday rebuffed accusations of Mansoor Ijaz, saying they had not made any telephonic conversation on the night of May 1 and May 2. Referring to the statement of Mansoor Ijaz, the main character in the memogate scandal, as reported in the media, a spokesman of the […]

Hussain Haqqani called in by judicial commission for memo gate case

Hussain Haqqani called in by judicial commission for memo gate case The panel which is heading the memo gate scandal has recently asked for the former Pakistani ambassador to the United States, Hussain Haqqani, to make an appearance before the commission on the March 15th. The panel asked for Haqqani after the key person in […]

Role of security agencies

Ultimately the Supreme Court awakened taking up Asghar Khan’s petition that was pending for last 16 years. Although Air Marshal (Retd) Asghar Khan pressed the media after restoration of independent judiciary, it took years to reopen the case to which powerful intelligence agencies are involved. Finally the matter is being taken up after a drawn-out […]

Supreme Court of Pakistan addresses ISI and MI sternly

Supreme Court of Pakistan addresses ISI and MI sternly The Supreme Court of Pakistan has recently expressed its dissatisfaction over the report submitted in by the intelligence agencies of the country. The report that was submitted to the Supreme Court of Pakistan was concerning a missing prisoner’s case. The dissatisfaction expressed by the Supreme Court […]

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