The Supreme Court has taken notice of the behind-the-scenes footage of Malik Riaz’s interview at Dunya News, directing Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to produce record of the off-air clip. The mid-break clips showed Dunya TV hosts Mehar Bukhari and Mubashir Lucman talking to Malik Riaz about the questions and their subsequent answers. The […]
Jun 15 2012 | Posted in
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Malik Riaz, the real estate tycoon, strode on to the national political scene working to expose the judiciary has ended up unwrapping the media. The climax of entire saga, which is described as mediagate, came with the release of leaked behind-the-scenes footage in which two talk show hosts interacted with Malik Riaz in a manner […]
Jun 15 2012 | Posted in
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In what appeared to be a severe violation of code of behavior, Attorney General Irfan Qadir created mess in the Supreme Court, exchanging harsh words with judges, particularly with Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. Apparently, his move was meant to make happy those sitting in the power corridors, setting aside the moral values. The Attorney […]
Jun 14 2012 | Posted in
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The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday barred Malik Riaz from giving statements to media against judiciary, giving him a seven-day period to hire his counsel in the contempt of court case. In the meantime, the apex court rejected the plea to put Malik Riaz’s name on the Exit Control List (ECL), saying that there […]
Giving relief to masses, at least in form of talks, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani directed authorities concerned to take concrete measures to end unscheduled power outages in the country. While heading the weekly briefing of the cabinet, the premier took notice of the hours-long electricity load shedding. He was of the opinion that […]
Both the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) after keeping mum over the Arsalan Iftikhar-Riaz Malik controversy have finally decided to standby the judiciary. Although they kept mum ever since Dr. Arsalan Iftikhar scam made the headlines in the mainstream media, the two rival opposition parties have come out of the shadows […]
Jun 14 2012 | Posted in
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While Arsalan Ifthikar may have managed to degrade his father’s reputation to new lows by being involved in a near proven financial embezzlement case, which not only involved Rs.300-400 million but also disclosed some personal relationships with other women, the honour of the Supreme Court must be upheld at all costs. Chief Justice Ifthikar […]
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday took suo motu notice of Riaz Malik’s presser, in which he leveled serious allegations against the Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and superior judiciary. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Shakirullah Jan and comprising Justice Amir Hani Muslim and Justice Tariq Pervez will conduct hearing. Earlier, the apex […]
Jun 13 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistani-origin US business tycoon, Mansoor Ijaz, claimed that he received a threatening call from an unknown person after judicial commission declared Hussain Haqqani guilty in the infamous memogate scandal. While interviewing to a local daily, the agitated US businessman said he took the matter seriously and will report the issues to the Federal Bureau of […]
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The judicial commission constituted by the Supreme Court to probe the alleged memogate scandal declared Hussain Haqqani, the Pakistan’s former ambassador to the United States, guilty. A larger bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry opened the report prepared by the commission and read out its content. According to the […]
Turning out possibility of sending a reference against Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry over corruption charges against his son, Dr Arsalan Iftikhar, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani said the media had created hype over the issue. While addressing the inaugural session of two-day Vice Chancellors Forum, the premier observed, “I think there is no […]
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Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry while expressing displeasure over the press conference of Inspector General Frontier Corps said that he would summon Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani over the issue. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry resumed the hearing into a case pertaining to law and order situation and […]