Expressing annoyance over biasness of Attorney General Irfan Qadir, the Supreme Court on Thursday barred him from acting as prosecutor in the contempt of court case against property tycoon Malik Riaz. A two-judge bench of the apex court headed by Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan ruled that the attorney general will not serve in the case, […]
Sep 20 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 […]
Rejecting his plea for seeking exemption from appearance, the Supreme Court on Wednesday summoned Malik Riaz’s on September 17 in the contempt of court case. A two-member bench of the apex headed by Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan resumed the hearing from which the property tycoon Malik Riaz remained absent on account of medical treatment. Counsel […]
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 […]
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 […]
Senior journalists have filed a petition in the Supreme Court of Pakistan, seeking the formation of an accountability commission for the media to form a code of conduct and probe the corruption of media professionals. Hamid Mir of Geo Television Network and Absar Alam of Ajj Tv filed the petition, praying the top court to […]
Jul 19 2012 | Posted in
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In quite an expected move, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the Jamat-e-Islami (JI) on Thursday agreed to build up pressure against the government, vowing to support the judiciary. In a joint press conference, PTI Chairman Imran Khan and JI Ameer Syed Muanwar Hassan said they agreed on three-point agenda on which they were agreed earlier. […]
Jun 28 2012 | Posted in
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The Supreme Court of Pakistan has adjourned the hearing of contempt of court case against real estate tycoon Malik Riaz, giving six days to his counsel to study the case. A three-member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Shakirullah Jan resumed hearing of the contempt case against Malik Riaz. Dr Basist, the counsel […]
Jun 28 2012 | Posted in
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The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday granted Malik Riaz, the real estate tycoon, a period of seven days to find a lawyer to defend him, directing the twin-cities’ bar associations to not stop anyone from taking his case. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Court Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan resumed hearing […]
Jun 21 2012 | Posted in
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Everyone is talking about the latest scandal of behind-the-scenes footage of a private TV channel that hit the airwaves on Thursday. The leaked video, which appeared on YouTube, proves that the interview of Malik Riaz with Mehar Bokhari and Mubashar Lucman was planed and scripted. Malik Riaz, the real estate tycoon and central figure of […]
Giving an ominous warning to fellow politicians, President Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain said that real estate tycoon Malik Riaz holds several secrets about the rise and fall of past governments. While speaking to the media he stated that many innocents will be exposed if he reveals them, adding that people should not […]
Jun 16 2012 | Posted in
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