The Supreme Court of Pakistan has once again barred its registrar from appearing before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of parliament, indicating another standoff between the government and judiciary. The PAC issued multiple notices to the SC registrar for the purpose and in the next phase the panel is mulling to review the option […]
Dec 14 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) leader and Chairman of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Nadeem Afzal Chan on Thursday rejected the Transparency International’s annual report regarding corruption in Pakistan. While chairing the meeting of the committee in Islamabad, Chan said that he challenged Transparency International that the report was not prepared in the good faith. He […]
Dec 6 2012 | Posted in
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National Assembly Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has issued notice to registrar Supreme Court (SC) to appear before it on December, 14 to explain about audit objections. The decision to send the notice was taken in PAC meeting held on October, 11. The notice has been issued after soliciting opinion of legal experts including former […]
Dec 3 2012 | Posted in
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Vowing to bring everyone under the law, Public Account Committee (PAC) Chairman Nadeem Afzal Chan has said that he would send a reference to parliament against Registrar Supreme Court if he doesn’t appear before the committee. While speaking to the media the outspoken parliamentarian said, “If the registrar does not appear before the committee, it […]
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, […]
Aug 2 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) warned to move the Supreme Court if the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) doesn’t open graft cases involving politicians ahead of the general elections. On Saturday, NAB chief Admiral Fasih Bokhari said that no such cases could be reopened since polls were around the corner. Chairman PTI Imran Khan issued a press note […]
Jul 2 2012 | Posted in
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After it is mixed up with politics, the law enforcement agencies failed to bring under control organized crime over the week-long operation, in Lyari, the part of Karachi. As a traditional stronghold of Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP), Lyari once perceived a safe constituency for Bilawal Bhutto, the son of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto and Chairman of […]