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Posts tagged with the keyword: ‘NRO’

Law Ministry not interested to implement NRO verdict: CJ

Law Ministry not interested to implement NRO verdict: CJ

ISLAMABAD: Law Ministry functionaries are not interested in implementing the Supreme Court’s historic verdict on NRO

Supreme Court returns govt’s review appeal on NRO verdict

Supreme Court returns govt’s review appeal on NRO verdict

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan’s registrar office Saturday returned government’s plea for NRO review on technical grounds. The federal government submitted in the Supreme Court on Monday that reopening Swiss cases would be like putting the late Benazir Bhutto on trial and it was against all norms of justice, decency, morality and law. Barrister [...]

Govt files plea in Supreme Court for NRO verdict review

Govt files plea in Supreme Court for NRO verdict review

ISLAMABAD: The government has filed in Supreme Court (SC) an amended petition to review verdict against National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) on Monday. The PPP

NAB treating convict FIA officer with velvet gloves

NAB treating convict FIA officer with velvet gloves

ISLAMABAD: While the Supreme Court has taken note of how the convicted FIA officer Ahmed Riaz Sheikh got a top job, the NAB is treating him with velvet gloves and has not yet reopened his case although he enjoys no immunity like his friend President Asif Zardari. As cases of all other NRO beneficiaries have [...]

Attorney-General opposes NRO review petition

Attorney-General opposes NRO review petition

ISLAMABAD: Attorney-General Pakistan has opposed the government’s decision to file a review petition regarding the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) verdict in the Supreme Court, ‘The Statesmen’ has learnt. Sources close to Attorney-General Anwar Mansoor quoted him as saying that since the review petition carries a very slim chance of any success, therefore the government should [...]

President Zardari does not want any conflict with the judiciary

President Zardari does not want any conflict with the judiciary

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday gave the green signal to the Attorney General and Law Ministry to get the process started for reopening his Swiss cases. The formal request for reopening of the cases will be filed with the Swiss government by Monday.             Sources told our correspondent that President Zardari realizing that [...]

Chairman sacks NAB prosecutor amid SC’s pressure

Chairman sacks NAB prosecutor amid SC’s pressure

ISLAMABAD: Navid Ahsan, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman issued orders for immediately terminating services of Additional Prosecutor General Abdul Baseer

سپریم کورٹ کے حکم کی خلاف ورزی، مجرم کا نام ای سی ایل سے خارج

سپریم کورٹ کے حکم کی خلاف ورزی، مجرم کا نام ای سی ایل سے خارج

اسلام آباد …  ایگزٹ کنٹرول لسٹ (ای سی ایل) سے یکطرفہ طور پر اور سپریم کورٹ کی اجازت کے بغیر سپریم کورٹ سے 500 ملین روپے کا فراڈ کرنے کے ایک مجرم کا نام خارج کرکے وزارت داخلہ نے عدالت عظمیٰ کے فیصلے کی خلاف ورزی کی ہے۔ سپریم کورٹ کے واضح احکامات دیئے تھے کہ [...]

Lawyers’ National Coordination Committee calls off strike

Lawyers’ National Coordination Committee calls off strike

ISLAMABAD: The lawyers’ National Coordination Committee on Wednesday withdrew its call for a country-wide strike on January 28. “The future course of action will be decided in the lawyers’ National Coordination Committee meeting scheduled to be held on February 14 in Rawalpindi,” Supreme Court Bar Association President Qazi Anwar said. On January 24, Anwar in [...]

Govt cannot reopen Swiss cases against President: PM Gilani

Govt cannot reopen Swiss cases against President: PM Gilani

ISLAMABAD: The Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said the government cannot reopen the Swiss Cases against President Asif Ali Zardari, as it is the parliament and the constitution that has granted immunity to the President. He also added that the government will implement the Supreme Court’s verdict on the NRO in letter and spirit.  [...]

Reference against Mr Asif Ali Zardari’s eligibility sent to EC; To be examined as per constitution: ECP

Reference against Mr Asif Ali Zardari’s eligibility sent to EC; To be examined as per constitution: ECP

ISLAMABAD: A lawyer from Karachi has filed a reference before the Election Commission (ECP) challenging the eligibility of President Asif Ali Zardari to contest the presidential elections in the light of the detailed verdict of the Supreme Court declaring the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) as unconstitutional and illegal. The “constitutional reference” has been moved by [...]

Govt wants confrontation with judiciary: President SCBA

Govt wants confrontation with judiciary: President SCBA

LAHORE: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday said no confrontation with the judiciary will be permitted and the government will not allow any kind of clashes between the state’s institutions. “We will strengthen all institutions and we will protect the 1973 Constitution at all costs,” Gilani said. “There will be no confrontation between the [...]

سپریم کورٹ کافیصلہ،رحمن ملک پہلاشکارہوسکتے ہیں

سپریم کورٹ کافیصلہ،رحمن ملک پہلاشکارہوسکتے ہیں

اسلام آباد… وزیر داخلہ رحمن ملک کو وفاقی کابینہ کے رکن اور رکن پارلیمنٹ کے طور پر فوری نااہلی کا سامنا ہے اور اگر این آر او پر سپریم کورٹ کے فیصلے پر عملدرآمد ہوجائے تو اس کے ساتھ ساتھ وہ سلاخوں کے پیچھے جانے کے مستحق قرار بھی پائیں گے۔وزیر داخلہ نے مبینہ طور [...]

تمام این آر او افراد کے اثاثے منجمد کرنے کے نیب کے احکامات، صدر زرداری کیخلاف کارروائی نہ ہوسکی

تمام این آر او افراد کے اثاثے منجمد کرنے کے نیب کے احکامات، صدر زرداری کیخلاف کارروائی نہ ہوسکی

اسلام آباد … سپریم کورٹ آف پاکستان کے احکامات کی روشنی میں وفاقی دارالحکومت میں صدر مملکت آصف علی زرداری کے اثاثے منجمد کرنے کے ابتدائی احکامات جاری کرنے کے بعد قومی احتساب بیورو (نیب) نے خوف زدہ ہو کر اثاثے منجمد کرنے کے وہ احکامات چیف سیکریٹری سندھ کو جاری کرنے سے روک دیئے [...]

این آر او فیصلے پر وزیراعظم کی قانونی ماہرین سے مشاورت

این آر او فیصلے پر وزیراعظم کی قانونی ماہرین سے مشاورت

اسلام آباد…وزیر اعظم یوسف رضا گیلانی نے سپریم کورٹ کے این آر او پر تفصیلی فیصلے پر قانونی ٹیم سے مشاورت کی ہے۔وزیر اعظم یوسف رضا گیلانی کی زیر صدارت اہم اجلاس میں اٹارنی جنرل انور منصور خان ،سیکریٹری قانون اور دیگر حکام نے شرکت کی اجلاس میں سپریم کورٹ کے این آر او پر [...]

Justice Raza stresses need for punishing the NRO author

Justice Raza stresses need for punishing the NRO author

ISLAMABAD: Justice Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan who was a member of the 17-judge Supreme Court bench which declared the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) unconstitutional has stressed the need of also punishing the maker of the ordinance for perpetuating corruption and violating the Constitution. “The maker (former president Pervez Musharraf) of the ordinance should also be [...]

Asif Ali Zardari discusses ‘legal implications’ of SC judgment

Asif Ali Zardari discusses ‘legal implications’ of SC judgment

LAHORE: President Asif Ali Zardari discussed ‘legal implications’ of the detailed judgment of the Supreme Court on the National Reconciliation Ordinance with his party loyalists here on Wednesday. Federal Law Minister Babar Awan, adviser to the prime minister Latif Khosa and Federal Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira also attended the meeting at the Governor’s House. [...]

Gilani consulting legal experts; Govt may file a new petition in SC against NRO verdict

Gilani consulting legal experts; Govt may file a new petition in SC against NRO verdict

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday said he was holding consultations with the attorney-general and legal experts on ways of implementing the Supreme Court’s detailed judgment in the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) case in accordance with law and the Constitution. Talking to reporters, Mr Gilani said action would be taken soon after receiving [...]

سپریم کورٹ کے فیصلے پر آئین و قانون کے مطابق عمل ہوگا، گیلانی

سپریم کورٹ کے فیصلے پر آئین و قانون کے مطابق عمل ہوگا، گیلانی

اسلام آباد . . . وزیر اعظم یوسف رضا گیلانی نے واضح کیا ہے کہ این آر او سے متعلق سپریم کورٹ کے فیصلے پر آئین و قانون کے مطابق عمل ہو گا۔ اسلام آباد میں یوٹیلٹی اسٹور کے اچانک دورے کے موقع پر میڈیا سے گفتگو کرتے ہوئے انہوں نے کہا کہ ہم عدلیہ [...]

این آر او پر سپریم کورٹ کے تفصیلی فیصلے کا جائزہ لے رہے ہیں،بابر اعوان

این آر او پر سپریم کورٹ کے تفصیلی فیصلے کا جائزہ لے رہے ہیں،بابر اعوان

اسلام آباد…وزیر قانون و پارلیمانی امور ڈاکٹر بابر اعوان نے کہا ہے کہ حکومت این آر او پر سپریم کورٹ کے تفصیلی فیصلے کا جائزہ لے رہی ہے اور تیس دن کے اندر نظرثانی کی درخواست دائر کی جاسکتی ہے۔ان کاکہناہے کہ سپریم کورٹ کے فیصلے کے بعد کسی تصادم کا خطرہ نہیں ہے اس [...]

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