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Hello Jammu News at 10:42:00 PM 0


Lahore, Mar 31 :  A Pakistani court has exempted ailing former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who is in London for treatment, from personal appearance in a money laundering case.

Sharif, 70, has been in London since November last year.

The Lahore Accountability Court on Monday exempted Sharif from personal hearing in the Chaudhry Sugar Mills (CSM) case till the filing of a formal case.

Sharif in his petition had requested the court that he should be granted exemption as his doctors in London are not allowing him to travel.

The three time premier's daughter Maryam Nawaz was also given exemption from personal appearance.

She has also filed a petition in the Lahore High Court seeking permission to go abroad to look after her father. This case is pending in the court.

The National Accountability Bureau has accused Sharif along with two others of money laundering under the garb of sale/purchase of the sugar mills' shares.

According to Sharif's brother Shahbaz, the former premier will undergo a heart procedure this week. He said Sharif cannot return the country till he gets well.

The Imran Khan government has already declared Sharif an 'absconder' after refusing to extend his four-week bail granted by court on medical grounds.

The Pakistan government says it is not satisfied Sharif's medical reports and he should return to the country forthwith.

The Lahore High Court in October last year granted bail to Sharif on medical grounds for four weeks, allowing the Punjab government to extend it further in the light of his medical reports.

The Islamabad High Court had also granted bail to Sharif in the Al Azizia Mills corruption case, in which the former prime minister was serving a seven-year jail term, clearing his way to travel abroad for medical treatment.

According to Sharif's physician, he is suffering from complex multi-vessel coronary artery disease and substantial ischemic and threatened myocardium for which he is due to undergo surgery.

According to a media report, Sharif's physician David Lawrence said that the his heart surgery will have to wait until the prevailing uncertainty of Covid-19 settles down, hinting at his extended duration of stay abroad.

According to the doctor, Sharif "at his age, with significant disease burden, falls in the category of patients who if exposed can develop serious Covid-19 symptoms with adverse effects .

The doctor further said that Sharif has been advised to stay in close proximity of advanced health facilities in London.
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Hello Jammu News at 3:23:00 PM 0

Islamabad, Aug 27: Pakistan's Supreme Court today ordered the accountability court here to conclude the remaining two corruption cases against jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his family within the next six weeks, according to a media report.

The 68-year-old PML-N leader appeared before the Islamabad-based court for hearing in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills and the Hill Metal Establishment cases.

The court also directed accountability judge Mohammad Arshad Malik to submit a progress report of the case to the apex court on a weekly basis, Dawn newspaper reported.

During a hearing of the application seeking an extension in the deadline, Chief Justice Saqib Nisar remarked that he hoped that the defence counsel would complete his defence within the stipulated time.

A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar ordered a six-week extension in the deadline for concluding the remaining two corruption cases, it said.

Last week, Malik had submitted a written request to the top court, seeking a fifth extension in the trial of ousted prime minister Sharif.

Sharif, along with his daughter Maryam, 44 and his son-in-law Capt (retd) Muhammad Safdar, 54, are already serving jail terms of 10-years, seven years and one year respectively in the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, after the accountability court convicted them on July 6 over the family's ownership of four luxury flats in London through illegal means.

The pending corruption cases against Sharif and his two sons were transferred by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on August 7 on application of Sharif to another accountability court headed by judge Malik.

Three corruption cases were filed against Sharif and family last year following a decision by Supreme Court on July 28 of the same year.

The formal trial of the Sharif family started on September 14 and was to be completed in six months but later the deadline was extended at least thrice.

Apart from Sharif, his two sons -Hassan and Hussian - are also co-accused on all three corruption cases.

The court has already declared the two sons as absconders due to their persistent failure to appear before the court. They have been blacklisted by the authorities, barring them from travelling on their Pakistani passports. (PTI)
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Hello Jammu News at 1:17:00 PM 0

Islamabad, Aug 13: Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif today appeared before an accountability court hearing corruption cases against him and his family, the first court appearance in the remaining two graft cases following his incarceration.

Following the hearing, the accountability court Judge Arshad Malik adjourned the hearing and summoned the investigation officer of the cases on August 15.

For the first time since his jailing, 68-year-old Sharif appeared before the Islamabad-based court for hearing in the two graft cases - the Al-Azizia Steel Mills and the Hill Metal Establishment case.

Sharif, along with his daughter Maryam, 44 and his son-in-law Capt (retd) Muhammad Safdar are already serving jail terms of 10-years, seven years and one year respectively in the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, after an accountability court convicted them on July 6 over the family's ownership of four luxury flats in London.

Sharif was brought to the court in an armoured vehicle and was taken back to the high-security jail after the hearing.

Strict security measures were taken on the occasion and authorities even banned the entry of the media.

Meanwhile, gun shots were heard outside as Sharif appeared before the court.

"A shot was fired by anti-riot force policeman," a police official said.

"We are looking into the matter to know why the gun was loaded," he added.

The pending corruption cases against Sharif and his two sons were transferred by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on August 7 on application of Sharif to another accountability court headed by judge Malik.

Three corruption cases were filed against Sharif and family last year following a decision by Supreme Court on July 28 of the same year. The formal trial of the Sharif family started on September 14 and was to be completed in six months but later the deadline was extended at least thrice.

Apart from Sharif, his two sons -Hassan and Hussian - are also co-accused on all three corruption cases.

The court has already declared the two sons as absconders due to their persistent failure to appear before the court. They have been blacklisted by the authorities, barring them from travelling on their Pakistani passports.

The ownership of the four London flats by the Sharif family surfaced in the Panama Papers in April 2016, indicating that the posh properties were managed through offshore companies owned by Sharif's children.

The Panama Papers cases were launched on September 8, 2016 following the Supreme Court verdict of July 28 that disqualified Sharif as prime minister and ordered the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to probe cases against him. (PTI)
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Islamabad, Aug 13:  Pakistan's deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif today appeared before an accountability court hearing corruption cases against his family, the first court appearance in the remaining two graft cases following his incarceration.

Sharif, 68, along with his daughter Maryam, 44 and his son-in-law Capt (retd) Muhammad Safdar are already serving jail terms of 10-years, seven years and one year respectively in Adiala jail in Rawalpindi, after an accountability court convicted them on July 6 over the family's ownership of four luxury flats in London.

Today, Sharif was brought from the high-security jail in an armoured vehicle to the accountability court of Judge Arshad Malik, who is hearing the remaining two graft cases - the Al-Azizia Steel Mills and the Hill Metal Establishment case.

Strict security measures were taken and authorities banned entry of the irrelevant persons in the court premises. Even media was not allowed in the court.

The pending corruption cases against Sharif and his two sons were transferred by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on August 7 on application of Sharif to another accountability court headed by judge Malik.

Three corruption cases were filed against Sharif and family last year following a decision by Supreme Court on July 28 of the same year. The formal trial of the Sharif family started on September 14 and was to be completed in six months but later the deadline was extended at least thrice.

Apart from Sharif, his two sons Hassan and Hussian are also co-accused on all three corruption cases.

The court has already declared the two sons as absconders due to their persistent failure to appear before the court. They have been blacklisted by the authorities, barring them from travelling on their Pakistani passports. (PTI)
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Hello Jammu News at 1:24:00 PM 0

Islamabad, Jul 31: The high treason case against Pakistan's former military dictator Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf suffered a blow as the head of the prosecution has resigned, expressing his inability to proceed with the high-profile case after the imminent change of government at the Centre.

The Nawaz Sharif government had appointed Mohammad Akram Sheikh as head of the prosecution in the high treason case against the former president soon after the PML-N came to power in 2013 for his role in the promulgation of emergency on November 3, 2007.

In his resignation letter sent to the interior secretary yesterday, Sheikh expressed his inability to proceed with the case after the imminent change of government at the Centre, the Dawn reported.

Initially, the legal team of Musharraf, 74, challenged Sheikh's appointment as chief prosecutor, but the special court seized with the high treason case as well as the Islamabad High Court (IHC) dismissed the challenge.

The special court had indicted Musharraf for high treason in March 2014. The prosecution laid its evidence by September same year. However, thereafter, the special court could not proceed against the former dictator as the IHC issued a stay order and then Musharraf left the country after the superior courts removed his name from the Exit Control List.

The special court declared him a proclaimed offender and ordered confiscation of his properties which could not be attached due to the litigation in courts.

The special court earlier this year resumed proceedings in the treason case and ordered that Musharraf's computerised national identity card (CNIC) and passport be blocked.

The outgoing PML-N government in May executed the court order and blocked his CNIC and passport.

However, Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar, during hearing of a case related to disqualification of Musharraf, allowed him to return and restored his travel documents.

Sheikh repeatedly requested the special court to conclude the trial and issue a verdict in the absence of Musharraf, citing recent examples where the accountability court is conducting trial against former finance minister Ishaq Dar in absentia.

However, after the general elections and possible change of government where it is obvious that Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) is going to form the government, Sheikh mentioned in his resignation that the next government could engage a lawyer of its choice.

"If the PTI wanted to continue with the case, it could engage a lawyer to proceed with the case," Sheikh was quoted as saying by the daily.

He, however, ruled out the possibility that any government may withdraw the treason case against Musharraf.

It will be tantamount to aiding and abetting the accused person, he said.

The All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) of Musharraf withdrew its candidate in support of Imran Khan from NA-53, Islamabad.

APML head Mohammad Amjad had filed his nomination papers, but later he withdrew in favour of the chairman. (PTI)
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Islamabad, Jul 30: Ailing Nawaz Sharif's hospital ward has been declared as a sub-jail, a day after Pakistan's former prime minister was admitted to the premier Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences following health complications, a media report said today.

Sharif, 68, was yesterday shifted to the Cardiac Centre of the country's top hospital in Islamabad after his health deteriorated due to heart trouble in the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi.

He is said to be in a stable condition, a hospital official said last night.

The three-time Pakistan premier is serving a 10-year jail term in a corruption case over his family's purchase of luxury apartments in London. He has been lodged in the Adiala Jail since July 13.

"A notification issued by the office of the Islamabad chief commissioner yesterday said that the capital city's administration had decided to declare premises of the PIMS Cardiac Centre's private ward as 'sub-jail' for keeping Nawaz Sharif, convicted prisoner in NAB case, with immediate effect," Dawn newspaper reported.

The private ward will serve as sub-jail until the time Sharif is kept there for medical treatment, the paper said.

The capital's police will provide security to the convicted premier, according to the notification.

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf's chief Imran Khan, whose party has emerged as the single largest side in the National Assembly after the polls, prayed for Sharif's recovery and directed party workers to stay away from the premises of the PIMS and not to hold any demonstration against the ousted premier.

Dr Naeem Malik, head of the PIMS cardiology department, had suggested that authorities shift Sharif to the hospital as his blood tests showed clotting which, according to the doctor, was an alarming sign considering his medical history. The PML-N supremo lives with diabetes and has also undergone bypass surgery. He currently takes medication for his heart condition, cholesterol and diabetes.

Later, a meeting between Sharif and his daughter Maryam and son-in-law retired Capt Mohammad Safdar took place to discuss his health condition.

Extraordinary security arrangements were made ahead of Sharif's arrival. Walk-through gates, CCTV cameras and mobile jammers were installed in the hospital, along with the deployment of security forces. (PTI)
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Hello Jammu News at 1:45:00 PM 0

Islamabad, Jul 27: In his first reaction over the general election results, Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has alleged that the polls had been "stolen" and warned that the "tainted and dubious results would cast a "bad impact" on the country's politics.

Talking to visitors in Adiala Jail yesterday, the incarcerated leader of the PML-N, expressed his reservations over the elections results in Faisalabad, Lahore and Rawalpindi, the Dawn reported.

He said his party candidates in these areas were in very stable position but they had been declared defeated candidates.

Thursday was a meeting day for Sharif, his daughter Maryam and son-in-law retired Capt Muhammad Safdar, who were imprisoned after they were convicted by an accountability court over the family's ownership of four luxury flats in London.

A number of party leaders, who visited the jail, quoted Sharif as saying that the Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf had been made victorious in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa despite its previous government's bad performance in the province.

Sharif said that Khan's position was much weaker this time than in 2013 when last general elections were held.

He said the polls had been stolen and the "tainted and dubious results would cast a "bad impact" on the country's politics, the daily reported.

PML-N president Shahbaz Sharif, Khyber Pakhtun khwa Governor Iqbal Zafar Jhagra, Junaid Safdar (Maryam's son), Mahnoor Safdar and Meharun Nisa (daughters of Maryam), former federal minister Marriyum Aurangzeb and PML-N media coordinator Muhammad Mehdi were among those who called on Sharif and his daughter.

The personal physician of Sharif also visited him in the jail.

The jail authorities, following the orders of the superintendent, brought Sharif, Maryam and Safdar from their cells to the conference hall where they met the visitors.

Sharif and Shahbaz also held a one-on-one meeting lasting more than half an hour, later to be joined by Maryam, the daily said.

During the meeting, post-elections scenario of the country was discussed, it said.

The PML-N leaders said that no facilities were provided to Sharif in the jail as they met him in a room with no air conditioner while an air conditioner was running in the waiting room for the visitors, it said.

The health of the former prime minister was not good, they said, adding that Sharif did not make any comment about his health but his condition was obvious from his physical appearance.

Meanwhile, a team of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), which was to examine Sharif on Thursday, had to wait for over one hour and finally returned to the hospital as Sharif was meeting his family members.

The team has been mandated to submit a report on whether Sharif should be shifted to hospital or not.

A member of the team, requesting anonymity, said that during a visit on Wednesday, they had advised Sharif to get his ultrasound done but he postponed it to the next day.

On Thursday we reached Adiala jail and requested the administration to allow us to examine Sharif and conduct his medical tests, he said.

"However, we were told to wait as Sharif was meeting his family members. We waited for more than an hour and finally told the PIMS administration that we were not being allowed to examine him and returned after getting approval from the administration, he said.

A senior doctor of PIMS, Dr Zulfiqar Ghouri, said the team would again be sent to Adiala jail today to examine Sharif. (PTI)
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Hello Jammu News at 5:01:00 PM 0

Islamabad, Jul 17: A Pakistani court today adjourned until last week of July the hearing of appeals filed by jailed former premier Nawaz Sharif, his daughter and son-in-law against their conviction in a corruption case, shattering their hope to come out of jail before polls to boost the campaign of their party.

Elections are scheduled to be held on July 25 and 68-year-old Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party was banking on his early release to boost its election prospects.

Sharif, his daughter Maryam and son-in-law Capt (retd.) Muhammad Safdar had yesterday filed the appeals in the Islamabad High Court challenging the verdict in the Avenfield corruption case.

A two-member bench of Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb heard the appeals and issued notices to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and also ordered to present the record of the case.

The bench adjourned the hearing till last week of July which effectively means that hearing will be held after July 25 which will be observed as holiday to let people cast votes.

The court also refused to suspend the conviction in the case until the appeals were decided.

Earlier, Sharif's confidante and PML-N leader Pervaiz Rashid urged the court to decide the appeals without wasting any time.

"We want that the appeal should be decided as quickly as the trial was held," he said.

Sharif was sentenced to 10 years and one year sentence, Maryam seven years and one year and Safdar to one year rigorous sentences on July 6. The sentence of each convict will run concurrently.

The three were sentenced in the Avenfield corruption case which is about illegal properties in a posh area of London.

Sharif's lawyer Khawaja Haris filed his appeal while Amjad Pervez filed appeals of Maryam and of his spouse. All the three are presently lodged in the Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi.

Haris also moved another application on behalf of Sharif to suspend his sentence until the appeals against conviction was decided by the IHC.

The lawyer also moved yet another application to transfer his remaining cases to another court after conviction in Avenfield case by Justice Mohammad Bashir, who is also hearing the Al-Azizia Steel Mills and Flagship reference cases.

The court has yet to decide on the transfer of cases but trial Judge Bashir wrote a letter to the IHC that he had no objection if the cases were assigned to another judge.

After hearing arguments, the IHC bench ordered NAB to submit its response at the next hearing. It refused to approve a plea to stay trial in the two corruption cases until the court decides petition to transfer the cases.

Sharif and his daughter Maryam were arrested in Lahore on July 13 on their arrival from London after the accountability court sentenced them guilty in the Avenfield corruption case. (PTI)
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Hello Jammu News at 12:06:00 PM 0

Islamabad, Jul 14: Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam have spent their first night in the high-security Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi and the two VIP convicts were provided "B" class facilities, media reports said today, a day after their arrest.

The National Accountability Bureau officials took Sharif, 68, and Maryam, 44, into custody in the Avenfield case, shortly after their arrival at Lahore airport from London via Abu Dhabi. They were flown to Islamabad on a special aircraft and then were taken to the Adiala Jail in separate armoured personnel carriers escorted by police convoys.

The authorities, according to new plan, have decided to keep the former prime minister and his daughter in the Adiala jail in the garrison city where they have been provided 'B' class facilities, The News reported.

According to a notification issued by the Islamabad administration, they have declared a rest house at the Sihala Police Training College in the capital as a sub-jail to keep the two figures, with immediate effect and until further orders.

However, Geo News quoting sources reported that authorities have decided to keep them at the Adiala Jail for now.

A team of doctors, in the presence of Islamabad magistrate and senior police officials at Adiala jail, conducted the medical examination of Sharif and his daughter Maryam and declared them fit.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Law and Justice has issued a new notification, saying that the accountability court would conduct trial of remaining two corruption cases, which include Flagship Investments and Al Azizia Steel Mills, against Sharif and others at the Adiala jail.

Accountability Court-Islamabad Judge Muhammad Bashir, who last night issued warrants for the imprisonment of the three-time premier and his political heir, will conduct the trial against the Sharifs in the jail, the report said.

As per the rules class 'B' consists of prisoners who by social status, education or habit of life have been accustomed to a superior mode of living. Habitual prisoners can be included in this class by order of the government, the News reported.

It is learnt that usually A or B class prisoners are educated and give lessons to the uneducated prisoners perhaps in Class C. They do not do hard labour and can be engaged in useful work which is defined as rigorous punishment in their case.

The room of class A and B prisoners are usually equipped with: one cot, one chair, one teapot, one lantern if there is no electric light, a shelf, and necessary washing and sanitary appliances.

The expenses of facilities to prisoners under A or B class such as TV, air-conditioner, fridge, and newspapers are usually paid by prisoners with the permission of jail department, the report added.

Both Sharif and Maryam have been sentenced by an accountability court to 10 and 7 years in prison respectively.

Sharif was disqualified by the Supreme Court last year in the Panama Papers case.

Sharif has been one of the country's leading politicians for most of the past 30 years. He remains popular, especially in Punjab, the most populous and electorally significant province. (PTI)

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 Islamabad, May 14 : In the backdrop of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif admitting role of cross-border militants in 2008 Mumbai attacks, Pakistan military's top civil body will hold a meeting on Monday to consider situation arising from Sharif's remarks.

“Militant organisations are active. Call them non-state actors, should we allow them to cross the border and kill 150 people in Mumbai? Explain it to me. Why can’t we complete the trial?” Sharif had asked in an interview to Dawn on Friday.
Pakistan has been continuously denying its involvement in sponsoring the 2008 Mumbai attacks through Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in which 166 people were killed. In the attacks, 10 gunmen swarmed across targets including two luxury hotels, a Jewish centre and a train station in a rampage that lasted several days.
Across India, Sharif's words are being regarded as an admission of Pakistan's involvement in the 2008 attacks.
A meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) has been scheduled on the army's "suggestion" to discuss the "recent misleading media statement regarding Mumbai incident", said Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor.
In a message on Twitter, the DG ISPR said: "NSC meeting suggested to Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to discuss recent misleading media statement regarding Bombay incident. Being held tomorrow morning."
The former prime minister has also criticised Pakistan's foreign policies.“We have isolated ourselves. Despite giving sacrifices, our narrative is not being accepted. Afghanistan’s narrative is being accepted, but ours is not. We must look into it,” he had said in the interview.
However, Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) in a statement defended Sharif's remarks regarding the Mumbai attacks, saying the party and its supreme leader "need no certificate from anybody on their commitment and capacity to preserve, protect and promote Pakistan’s national security".
The party said that Nawaz's statement has been 'misinterpreted'.
Meanwhile, Opposition leader in the Senate Sherry Rehman lashed out at Sharif over his remarks regarding the Mumbai attacks, and questioned the PML-N government's own performance in tackling extremism.
Moreover, Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman has also criticised Sharif's remarks. UNI
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Islamabad, Apr 13: Pakistan Supreme Court on Friday disqualified deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for life under Article 62 (1)(f) of the Constitution.
Article 62(1)(f), which sets the precondition for a member of parliament to be "sadiq and ameen" (honest and righteous), is the same provision under which Nawaz Sharif was disqualified by a five-judge SC bench headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa on July 28, 2017, in the Panama Papers case. Likewise, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Jahangir Tareen was disqualified on Dec 15 last year by a separate bench of the apex court under the same provision.
The verdict was issued unanimously by all five judges of the bench, Pakistan daily 'Dawn' reported.
Following the verdict, both Sharif and Tareen have become ineligible to ever hold public office.
It has been stated in the decision read out by Justice Umar Ata Bandial that the disqualification of any member of Parliament or a public servant under Article 62 (1)(f) in the future will be permanent. Such a person cannot contest elections or become a member of parliament.
Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, who was heading the bench, remarked before the verdict was announced that the public deserves "leaders of good character". A detailed version of the judgement is currently awaited.
A five-judge bench ─ headed by CJP Nisar and comprising Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed, Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Ijazul Ahsan and Justice Sajjad Ali Shah ─ had on February 14 reserved the judgement on 17 appeals and petitions challenging the length of disqualification under Article 62(1)(f) for possessing fake degrees.
At the last hearing, Attorney General Ashtar Ausaf had told the bench that it was not the function of courts to say that the disqualification under Article 62(1)(f) of the Constitution was for life or to give any timeline. The question should be best left for parliament to decide, he had argued.
The AG had also emphasised that the provision did not determine the length of disqualification, adding that the court would have to look into the matter on a case-to-case basis.
Though there is no clear determination about the length of disqualification in Article 62(1 f), former chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry had held in the 2013 Abdul Ghafoor Lehri case that under Article 63, there were certain disqualifications which were of temporary nature and a person disqualified under Article 63 could become qualified after the lapse of a certain period.
Whereas, the verdict held, the disqualification under Article 62 was of permanent nature and a person had to fulfil certain conditions to become eligible to be elected or chosen as a member of Parliament. Thus Article 62 did not provide any period after which a person, who was declared disqualified under this article, could be eligible to contest the elections, it said. UNI
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Islamabad, mar 21: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has said criticising the court’s decision on his disqualification was his and PML-N’s constitutional right, a report in The Express Tribune said.
Speaking to the media after a hearing at the accountability court, Nawaz on Tuesday said that he respected all institutions but the court’s decision was unacceptable to him and the entire nation.
“They first used black law dictionaries against me and now they have a full bench hearing contempt of court case against me,” he said.
Nawaz Sharif observed that chinks in the Supreme Court’s armour were now visible.
“Remarks made by the judge are out in the open. Justice Fayez has said the case was initiated to investigate the Panamagate but the dismissal was ordered on the basis of iqama.
“Those who dismissed me on the basis of iqama even sent for NAB references. Their decision should not overlook the decision of the people,” Nawaz said.
He further added that Imran Khan committed a grave crime but is still considered Saadiq and Ameen. “Even though Imran Khan was taking responsibility of his crime, the court asked him not to bother with it.”
“The Supreme Court dismissed Jahangir Tareen from office, but no Joint Investigation Team was formed and no NAB references were called to prosecute his corruption. These double standards are unacceptable,” he said.
Nawaz Sharif also took a jibe at Sheikh Rasheed, saying that the man who has been speaking about everyone’s corruption charges has been concealing property worth millions of rupees. UNI
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Islamabad, Mar 13: The Pakistan Supreme Court has rejected petitions to initiate contempt cases against Nawaz Sharif, Shehbaz Sharif and others including Captain (retd) Muhammad Safdar, a report in The Express Tribune has said.
The contempt petitions were moved by habitual petitioner Mahmood Akhtar Naqvi.
The three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar observed that the statements against judiciary will be examined at an appropriate time.
During the hearing, petitioner stated that after court’s verdict of ousting Nawaz Sharif, the former premier started carrying out political rallies and verbally disrespecting the courts.
To this, the CJP replied that the court already has different statements on record. When the time’s right they will form a case.
On the other hand the court also rejected contempt of court petitions over Daniyal Aziz, Talal Chaudhry, Khawaja Saad Rafique, Nayyer Bhukari, Firdous Ashiq Awan and Yousuf Raza Gilani.
In 2017, Naqvi moved contempt petitions against Sharif brothers, Javed Hashmi, Railway Minister Saad Rafiq, Daniyal Aziz and others.
The same bench fixed review petition filed by Yousuf Raza Gilani against his conviction for not writing letter to Swiss authorities in the NRO case in 2012.
The bench has also fixed same petitioner’s contempt plea against PTI chief Imran Khan as well.
Interestingly, the bench has also fixed another contempt plea filed by Naseer Kayani for criticising former CJP Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.
The petition was filed in 2014 after his retirement. UNI
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Islamabad, Feb 22: Pakistan’s Supreme Court has barred Nawaz Sharif from his position as president of the country’s ruling party, ordering the reversal of all decisions he has taken in the role, in a move that plunges the country’s politics into fresh uncertainty.
A report in The Guardian has said that the former prime minister, who was sacked by the Supreme Court last year, had managed to retain power by driving through a law that allowed disqualified politicians to lead political parties.
Twice-deposed in coups during the 1990s, the 68-year-old has long claimed his most recent eviction as prime minister is the result of a shadowy, anti-democratic conspiracy concocted between the judiciary and – behind the scenes – the army.
“This is only going to add to the wave of support for the PML-N [Sharif’s party],” Daniyal Aziz, a cabinet minister, told the Guardian. “The public think the party is being victimised.”
It was not unexpected that the supreme court would debar Sharif as party head. The same five judges originally ordered his dismissal as prime minister on the grounds that, in failing to declare a foreign bank account, he fell short of the vague constitutional requirement that politicians be “honest” and “righteous”.
But the verdict goes further. In a five-page judgement, the chief justice, Saqib Nisar, ruled that all “orders passed, directions given and documents issued” by him as party chairman since then “have never been passed, issued or given.”
Most immediately, this nullifies all of the tickets given out by Mr Sharif to PML-N candidates for senate elections, on which his career partly hinges. If the party win enough seats to cobble together a majority in the 102-seat senate, Sharif would be able to remove the clause in the constitution which prevents his return as prime minister.
The Election Commission of Pakistan is expected to delay the vote planned for 3 March. This will give time for a new PML-N head to reappoint the party’s candidates.
The most likely replacement for Sharif as PML-N chief is his wife, Kusloom, who is currently undergoing treatment for cancer in London, analyst Hasan Askari Rizvi told the Guardian. “Through his wife,” Rizvi said, “Mr Sharif would still be able to control the party.”
Even if a shortly expected verdict in Sharif’s trial on corruption charges linked to the Panama Papers delivers a guilty verdict, the party appears unlikely to slip from his grasp. A surprise byelection victory earlier this month in a stronghold of the major opposition party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has quietened rumours of a split.
And the victimhood narrative binds the party together, said the columnist Mosharraf Zaidi. “Nobody would want to seem to be abandoning him at this moment.”
Critics accuse the Sharif family of maligning Pakistan’s institutions in an attempt to save his political career. He “should accept the decision rather than planning new conspiracies”, said a spokesman for PTI.
As Sharif fights on “confrontation in the system will increase, and uncertainty will increase,” said Rizvi, “which could mean problems for democracy as a whole.” UNI
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Islamabad, Feb 15: An Accountability court in Islamabad is resuming hearing of mega corruption references filed against former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family on Thursday. 
National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has filed three references of Al-Azizia, Flagship and Avenfield against Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law MNA Capt (Retd) Safdar. 
Four witnesses are expected to record their statements in the Avenfield reference, a report published in Radio Pakistan said.
Nawaz was disqualified by the Supreme Court in July for not declaring a source of income that he disputes receiving. Pakistan’s top court had also ordered a wide-ranging NAB investigation and trial into Sharif family members. UNI
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Islamabad, Jan 16: Former Prime Minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday said that the case filed against him was beyond comprehension, the Dunya News said on Tuesday.
The ousted premier talked to media after appearing before the Accountability Court and said there was nothing against him in the reference. "Such things that consist of baseless accusations do not last long," he said.
PML-N president also talked about the recent political crisis in Balochistan, and said it was a mockery to appoint a person as province’s Chief Minister who got only 500 votes.
Nawaz Sharif said there is no point in staging protests when only five months are left in completion of government’s tenure. He asked the opponents to wait for next general elections as people will give verdict through their votes.
It is worth mentioning here that Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Safdar had reappeared in the Accountability Court in National Accountability Bureau (NAB) references on Tuesday.
During the hearing headed by Justice Mohammad Bashir, NAB Additional Director Nasir Junejo recorded his statement in Flagship reference. Nawaz Sharif’s lawyer Khawaja Harris asked him whether he was part of the inquiry against Sharif family in 2017, to which he responded with ‘yes’.
A total of 13 witnesses have recorded their statements so far in three cases against the disqualified premier. UNI
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Islamabad, Jan 16: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law retired Captain Safdar are appearing before an accountability court here in connection with corruption cases against them, Dawn News reported on Tuesday.
This is the 13th time he is appearing before an accountability court.
The ousted minister, along with his daughter and her husband, came from Lahore this morning and after a brief stay at Punjab House went to court. A heavy contingent of police was seen stationed outside the court on their arrival.
Three witnesses are expected to record their statements in front of Judge Mohammad Bashir, who will hear the references today, the Dawn said.
On July 28, a five-member bench of the Supreme Court had directed NAB to file references against Sharif and his children in six weeks in the accountability court and directed the trial court to decide the references within six months.
It also assigned Justice Ijazul Ahsan a supervisory role to monitor the progress of the accountability court proceedings.
The former prime minister and his sons-- Hassan and Hussain-- have been named in all three NAB references, while Maryam and husband Safdar have been named only in the Avenfield reference. UNI
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Islamabad, Nov 3: Ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday appeared in the Accountability Court here to face trial over allegations linked to London properties the Sharif family owns.
His daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Capt (r) Safdar Malik were also present in the court, reported the Dunya News.
Speaking to media outside court, the former Prime Minister said that he was being punished from eradicated terrorism and load shedding in the country.
Sharif returned home on Thursday. He had been in London with his wife who is undergoing cancer treatment.
Allies of Sharif have called the proceedings a political vendetta. UNI
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Islamabad, Oct 13: An accountability court judge on Friday adjourned hearing of references against deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and Maryam's husband Capt (retd) Safdar to October 19 after a group of lawyers caused commotion in the court. According to Geo News, Judge Bashir Ahmed left the courtroom as one of the protesting lawyers with a head injury managed to enter the court room. The lawyers were protesting outside the court after they were not allowed to attend the hearing. Speaking to media outside the court, Maryam Nawaz called on the Interior Ministry to look into the matter. She said the lawyers should have been permitted to attend the hearing. The former Prime Minister, who is in London with his ailing wife Begum Kulsoom, had sent his representative to the court. Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Captain (retd) Safdar were expected to be indicted on Friday in the Flagship Investments, Avenfield Apartments, Al-Azizia Steel Company and Hill Metal Establishment corruption references. The corruption references against the Sharif family members and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar were filed in the light of Supreme Court orders on July 28th in the Panama Papers case. The apex court had disqualified Sharif from office and ordered the National Accountability Bureau to file references within six weeks. A Supreme Court judge has also been given supervisory role to monitor the trial of Sharif family. Nawaz Sharif and his PMLN party members have been targeting the apex court for its decision to send an elected prime minister packing. UNI
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ISLAMABAD, Jul 28 :  Pakistan's top court today disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from office after a damning corruption probe into his family wealth, cutting short his third stint in power. The Supreme Court dismissed Sharif after an investigative panel alleged his family could not account for its vast wealth. Domestic media reported a criminal investigation would also be launched against the premier and his family. "He is no more eligible to be an honest member of the parliament, and he ceases to be holding the office of prime minister," Judge Ejaz Afzal Khan said in court. Agencies

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