The Chief Justice can do no wrong! Every newspaper article along with social media websites are filled with discussion about the Chief Justice’s son, Arsalan Ifthikar, and his involvement in a receiving Rs.300-400 million to settle, in favour of the payer, a case going on in the Supreme Court at the moment. There have been […]
Senator Aitzaz Ahsan of Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) said that it would not be the fault of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry if his son, Arsalan Iftikhar, would prove guilty of financial corruption. Ahsan, the former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), confirmed the reports that he had seen documentary evidences against Arsalan […]
British journalist Christina Lamb denied media reports saying that she had not been contacted for a plan to reveal familygate scandal, a case involving allegations of financial corruption against Chief Justice’s son Arsalan Iftikhar. Earlier, reports had claimed that Malik Riaz, the property tycoon, had sought British journalist Christina Lamb’s help to break the news […]
Jun 11 2012 | Posted in
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Extending his support to the judiciary, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was the last hope for the supremacy of law and justice in the country. While speaking to a gathering at Jamia Naeemia in Lahore, he said that all segments of the society played their due role in […]
Jun 11 2012 | Posted in
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Drawing a quick parallel between him and Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani asked the latter to carry out investigations against his son if he couldn’t conduct probe against his own son, Arsalan Iftikhar. While talking to media the premier observed, “I don’t have the right to investigate cases against […]
The alleged corruption case of Dr. Arsalan Iftikhar, the son of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, took a new twist when Zahid Bokhari, counsel for real estate tycoon Malik Riaz, claimed that his client didn’t give any interview to media. While speaking to the media, Zahid Bokhari said that his client telephoned him to inform […]
Jun 9 2012 | Posted in
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In his first public statement on the burning issue of the country, Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Kahn extended his support to the judiciary in the alleged corruption scandal of Arsalan Chaudhry, the son of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. In his message on social networking website, he observed, “I stand by judiciary and courageous […]
Jun 9 2012 | Posted in
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The Supreme Court of Pakistan has directed Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to monitor all the expenses during the polls, baring the candidates to transport voters into the polling stations. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry heard the petition filed by Chairman Watan Party Barrister Zafarullah Khan, seeking limited expenditures by […]
Jun 8 2012 | Posted in
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In what appeared to be a blow for Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry who had meticulously pursued cases of perceived corruption against politicians in power is witnessing his own son, Dr. Arsalan in the dock on similar charges. According to the media reports Malik Raiz, the business tycoon, invested the finance of the foreign tours […]
Father of Pakistan’s nuclear programme and national hero Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan said ambiguity in the Supreme Court’s decisions has opened it to ridicule. Speaking to a ceremony hosted by Lahore Bar Association, the renowned scientist urged the apex court to decide all the cases on merit. Saying that Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani is […]
Jun 7 2012 | Posted in
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Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan believed that Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry shouldn’t hear case against his son, Arsalan Iftikhar. Chaudhry Nisar, who is also a central leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), said that it was the first case in the history of the country where […]
Jun 7 2012 | Posted in
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Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has said the clash of institutions was dangerous for the country, urging them to work within their boundaries and according to their given mandates. The premier during a dinner hosted by the Acting Chairman Senate said that institutions interfering with each other will result in a clash. Taking credit […]