It is reported from Islamabad that Pakistan Election Commission has decided to provide the copy of the nomination documents of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan to the son the Former Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, Arsalan Iftikhar. Election Commission of Pakistan has accepted Arsalan Iftikhar’s request to obtain copy of the Imran Khan’s nominations forms. […]
Arsalan Iftikhar has threatened Imran Khan with a disqualification reference in the Election Commission of Pakistan for violating the Section 62 and 63 of the Constitution of Pakistan on Monday July 7, 2014. The son of the former chief justice of Pakistan Supreme Court told reporters that Imran Khan did not disclose correct information regarding […]
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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Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Senator Faisal Raza Abidi once again out to malign judiciary, asking Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary to resign from his post for misusing powers. The senator, earlier, attempted to stage a sit-in when he was not permitted to speak on the subject during the Senate session. On chief whip’s intrusion, the […]
Oct 19 2012 | Posted in
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Malik Riaz, the real estate tycoon and one of the major characters in the Arsalan Iftikhar graft scandal, has refused to appear before Shoaib Suddle, the one-man commission probing the case. Zahid Bukhari, the counsel for Malik Raiz, while speaking to the media said that his client wouldn’t appear before the commission and he would […]
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 […]
As expected, the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday indicted Malik Riaz, the real estate tycoon, with contempt of court charges. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Shakirullah Jan resumed the hearing of the contempt of court case against Malik Riaz, the former chairman of Bahria Town. Dr Basit, the counsel for Malik Raiz, rejected […]
Terming August 8 as yet another Black Day in the judicial history of the country, Asma Jahangir criticized the Supreme Court’s ruling that issued show-cause notices to Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf in the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) implementation case. While speaking to the media, the former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) […]
Aug 9 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Senator and renowned legal expert Aitzaz Ahsan has said that the judiciary was stepping out of the domain of the constitution in some matters and was getting too independent. While interviewing to BBC Urdu, the former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) said that the activism of the apex court […]
Aug 8 2012 | Posted in
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In another episode of maligning the judiciary, Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Senator Faisal Raza Abidi hurled fiery allegations at Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. Addressing a press conference, the candid Senator demanded a resignation from the chief justice and other judges who were reinstated under the Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO). He also claimed that Justice […]
Aug 6 2012 | Posted in
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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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Malik Riaz, the real estate tycoon, on Wednesday submitted an unconditional apology to the Supreme Court of Pakistan in the contempt of court case. A three-judge bench of the apex court headed by Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan resumed the hearing of the show-cause notice, which was issued to Malik Riaz on June 13 for leveling […]