Due to absence from today’s hearing, the Rawalpindi Bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) rejected the bail pleas of Makhdoom Shahabuddin and Ali Musa Gilani, who are accused in the ephedrine case. The court has ordered to arrest Makhdoom Shahabuddin, the former minister for textile and MNA Ali Musa Gilani, the son of former […]
Sep 3 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Senator Aitzaz Ahsan has said that the Supreme Court couldn’t adopt any middle way in the NRO (National Reconciliation Ordinance) implementation case. Speaking to private TV channel, the renowned jurist predicted that the apex court would give a similar ruling against Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf as it did against Yousaf […]
The Supreme Court has granted time to Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf till September 18 in the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) implementation case. On appearing before the Supreme Court in the contempt case, the premier sought at least four to six weeks to consult his legal team to resolve the issue. A five-judge bench headed by […]
Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Senator Aitzaz Ahsan has said that Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf might face the same fate as his predecessor Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani. The Supreme Court on Monday has given time to Prime Minister Ashraf till September 17 to show commitment and write letter to Swiss authorities against his boss President […]
Aug 27 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) leader and Speaker of the Sindh Assembly, Nisar Khuhro has said that his party would willingly sacrifice ten prime ministers but would not write a letter to Swiss authorities against President Asif Ali Zardari. Earlier, the Supreme Court had last month issued a contempt notice to Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf […]
Aug 27 2012 | Posted in
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Lin Dan, the most promising shuttler from China, showed his supremacy on court as he easily registered a comprehensive victory over the experienced Lee Hyun Il of Korea in Men’s Singles semi-final clash at the Olympic Games 2012 on August 3, at Wembley Indoor Arena, London. The World Number One Lin, who was defending champion […]
Aug 24 2012 | Posted in
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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 […]
In what appeared to be a surprising move, former premier Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has come out to protect Raja Pervez Ashraf. In his view, the country would risk division if his successor was also removed from his post. Reiterating his party policy about Swiss letter, Gilani contended that writing the letter to Swiss authorities […]
In order to fight the battle on legal grounds, the government has filed a review petition against ruling of the Supreme Court that declared Contempt of Court Act 2012 null and void. Abdul Shakoor Paracha, the counsel for federation filed the petition on behalf of the government. A five-judge bench of the apex court headed […]
Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Senator and renowned legal expert Aitzaz Ahsan has said that the judiciary was stepping out of the domain of the constitution in some matters and was getting too independent. While interviewing to BBC Urdu, the former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) said that the activism of the apex court […]
Aug 8 2012 | Posted in
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In what appeared to be a quite dramatic move, Anti-Narcotics Force on Monday registered an FIR against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) MNA Hanif Abbasi for illegally acquiring 500 kilograms of ephedrine. Abbasi’s pharmaceutical company had procured half a tonne chemical surpassing the legal quota limits leaps and bounds, media reported. The FIR No 41/12 was […]
Jul 31 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Senator and renowned legal expert, Aitzaz Ahsan, has said that he was in favor of writing the letter to Swiss authorities to reopen graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. Aitzaz Ahsan has different stances on different occasion over the matter. He had said that letter couldn’t be written unless President […]
Jul 26 2012 | Posted in
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