In what appeared to be a thaw in confrontation between the judiciary and executive, the Supreme Court has approved the amended draft of a letter to be written to the Swiss authorities to reopen cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. A five-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, gave approval […]
Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Senator Aitzaz Ahsan has said that the Supreme Court had reached a dead end after disqualifying former premier Yousaf Raza Gilani in the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) implementation case. While speaking to the media, he said that the apex court now wanted an acceptable solution of writing a letter to Swiss […]
Sep 28 2012 | Posted in
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Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Friday hinted the controversy over NRO (National Reconciliation Ordinance) implementation case in the Supreme Court will soon be resolved. The premier in his first ever interview with state-run PTV said that the matter affected national economy, prospects of investment and several other spheres, causing uncertainty in the country. He […]
Reiterating his old stance, Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Senator Aitzaz Ahsan has said that the government would never write letter to Swiss authorities to reopen graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. While talking to the media, the renowned jurist said it was impossible for any prime minister of the PPP to write against his […]
Aug 31 2012 | Posted in
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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 […]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the request of Attorney General Irfan Qadir to form a larger bench in the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) implementation case. A five-member bench of the apex court headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa started hearing the government’s petition against the court’s ruling given to Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf […]
Voicing concerns over the exceeding limits of judiciary, Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) senior leader, Senator Aitzaz Ahsan, said the party will find another replacement if the Supreme Court removes Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf from his post. While speaking to media, he observed, “The judiciary is crossing the limits. If the apex court’s orders to […]
Counsel for the Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani Aitzaz Ahsan has claimed that he will prove to the court that the contempt of court law is invalid, saying that this law could be defunct under Article 10-A of the Constitution. While continuing his argument before a seven-member bench of the Supreme Court with Justice […]