Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) on Friday arrested Ali Musa Gilani, the son of former premier Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, who was allegedly involved in the ephedrine quota case. Ali Musa Gilani was on way to the Supreme Court for seeking pre-arrest bail in the case but was apprehended by the Anti-Narcotics Force officials just outside the […]
Sep 14 2012 | Posted in
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In what appeared to be a shocking statement by top judge of the country, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that National Accountability Bureau (NAB) instead of putting a check-out on corruption has turned into a body that promotes it in the country. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice […]
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Defending the visit of the United Nations mission on enforced disappearances, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has said that it was not mandated to conduct any investigation. The minister in her policy statement in the National Assembly said, “The UN working group on Human Rights is not mandated to conduct any investigation or fact finding […]
Rejecting the allegations of secret funds categorically, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira has urged the Supreme Court to take strict action against those people who charged false allegations. The minister while speaking to the press conference completely rejected the impression that his ministry operated any secret funds. He was of the […]
Sep 11 2012 | Posted in
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Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Monday said the rule of law is the only solution to all social and economic problems, adding that better society couldn’t be developed without giving equal rights to people. While addressing a ceremony of new judicial year, the chief justice underscored the need for a better understanding of issues […]
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 […]
Seeking list of the 22 agencies operating in Balochistan, the Supreme Court has warned the government that a delegation of the United Nations (UN) was on their way to the province to review the situation of missing persons. A three-member bench of the apex court with Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in the chair resumed […]
Pakistan Peoples’ Party Senator Aitzaz Ahsan on Saturday said that Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has no other option than to write to Swiss authorities or get disqualified, rejecting any middle way between government and judiciary. While speaking to a private TV channel, the renowned jurist rejected the impression that he advised his party not […]
Sep 8 2012 | Posted in
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Federal Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira has rejected the allegations of secret funds, saying that a specific impression was being created against the ministry through a propaganda campaign. Speaking to the state-run television from Barcelona, Spain, the minister said that the propaganda was started by Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan […]
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In the continued wave of violence, unidentified armed men killed Superintendent Police (SP) Investigation on Friday near his residence located in the Kili Gul Muhammad area of Quetta. According to the initial reports, unknown attackers riding on a motorbike intercepted the car of SP Jamil Kakar as soon as he left his home. They opened […]
The Supreme Court on Thursday sought a final report from authorities concerned, expressing severe concerns over the deteriorating law and order situation in the province. A three-judge bench of the apex court with Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in the chair resumed the hearing of a petition filed by Balochistan Bar Association on the law […]
Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Dr Shoaib Suddle on Wednesday said that he would dead Arsalan Iftikhar case on merit and would not come under pressure from any side. Speaking to the media, the bureaucrat said that all institutions were bound to obey rulings of the Supreme Court under article 190. Pledging that he said will […]