All five judges unanimously disqualified Sharif: bench
- 13-Sep-2017
ISLAMABAD: A five-member bench of the Supreme Court is hearing the Sharif family’s review petitions against the July 28 judgment in the Panama Papers case. The bench, headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa and comprising Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, Justice Gulzar Ahmed, Justice Azmat Saeed, Justice Ijazul Ahsen, is seized with the hearing of the […]
NAB likely to file references against Sharif family this week
- 05-Sep-2017
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is likely to file this week references against disqualified prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his children, son-in-law and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in compliance with the Supreme Court judgment in Panamagate case. Quoting sources, ARY News reported, the chairman of the national anti-graft watchdog will preside over a meeting tomorrow […]
Petition against defiant Sharif filed in LHC for pouring scorn on judiciary
- 28-Aug-2017
LAHORE: Another petition – seeking contempt proceedings – has been filed in Lahore High Court (LHC) against deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for pouring scorn on the judiciary in aftermath of landmark July 28 verdict by Supreme Court in Panamagate case, ARY News reported on Monday. The petition has been filed by a citizen, Syed […]
Country suffers $14 bln losses in aftermath of Panamagate verdict: Ahsan Iqbal
- 26-Aug-2017
ISLAMABAD: Paying a visit to ‘Sasta Bazaar’ to express solidarity with shopkeepers and stall owners in aftermath of the fire incident here, Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Saturday said that matters like ‘Dawn Leaks’ are dead issues in current political scenario while laying emphasis on national integrity and economic development. “The country bore a loss […]
Notices issued on petition seeking ex-PM Sharif on ECL
- 22-Aug-2017
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday issued notices to interior ministry and other official respondents on a petition seeking to put the name of disqualified prime minister Nawaz Sharif on the Exit Control List (ECL), ARY News reported. Petitioner Javed Iqbal Jafferi contended that Nawaz Sharif and his children were not appearing before the […]
Ishaq Dar files review plea against SC Panamagate verdict
- 21-Aug-2017
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday filed a review plea against the Supreme Court (SC)’s landmark verdict in the Panama Papers case, ahead of his summons before National Accountability Bureau (NAB)’s investigators tomorrow. Challenging the apex court’s verdict, the review appeal has been filed by Dar’s counsel Tariq Hassan Advocate. The plea seeks revocation […]
Ex-PM Sharif, his sons did not turn up before NAB despite subpoenaed
- 18-Aug-2017
ISLAMABAD: Ousted Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif and his sons skipped National Accountability Bureau (NAB)’s grilling session at its Lahore office which was scheduled at 11am today (Friday) with regard to Al-Aziza Steel Mills case. The PML-N spokesperson, Asif Kirmani, had already announced that deposed PM Sharif would not turn up before NAB’s investigators. Earlier, […]
Imran asks judiciary to take notice of PML-N leaders’ diatribes against Panamagate verdict
- 08-Aug-2017
ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran on Sunday asked the judiciary to take notice of the statements given by the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) leaders against the Supreme Court verdict in Panama Leaks case, ARY News reported. “When we gathered people on streets against corruption of the rulers, we were accused of conspiring against the […]
Sharif’s removal poses no threat to democracy, parliament, says Bilawal Bhutto
- 30-Jul-2017
LARKANA: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Sunday that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s disqualification posed no threat to democracy or parliament, ARY News reported. “PPP believes that accountability must be impartial and exhaustive and seeks to do so by introducing legislation for across the board accountability,” Bilawal said and added that […]
PanamagateVerdict: Nawaz Sharif’s photos removed from airports
- 29-Jul-2017
KARACHI: Following the disqualification of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif by the Supreme Court authorities removed his photos from the airports of the country. His name has also been stricken off the website of the National Assembly. The Supreme Court bench on Friday disqualified thrice-elected Sharif in a unanimous verdict in the Panamagate case, thus cutting short his third […]