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Corruption has plagued right to life in recent times: CJP Bandial

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February 15, 2023

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Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Atta Bandial on Wednesday remarked that corruption had plagued the right to life in recent times.

Hearing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan’s plea on National Accountability Bureau (NAB) amendments, he remarked that bread, abode and shelter were enough for a person to live in the past, but in today’s world, education, health and other facilities were also necessary. “Two abducted girls were recovered after six years because there is no active system to ensure a speedy recovery and police had to seek support from intelligence agencies to recover them,” he remarked.

He remarked that the police’s inability violated the citizens’ right to life. “The court has categorically remarked that it does not intend to rule,” he remarked. The court had returned hundreds of cases to NAB, he said, as amendments to NAB law had taken the authority form court to proceed on pending cases. He further remarked that the amendments were constituted eight months ago but no proper mechanism had been launched to transfer the cases from the court to the NAB.

Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan inquired if the government had time to make amendments, why had it not the time to devise a system to transfer the cases.

The CJP inquired what if the NAB relinquished its authority to investigate the cases transferred to the bureau by the court and what would happen. The lawyer representing the government argued that corruption cases were dealt with fifty years ago before the NAB law was constituted.

The court adjourned the hearing until Thursday.

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Toshakhana case: Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi challenges NAB notices in IHC

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April 1, 2023

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akistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi on Saturday moved the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against the call-up notices issued by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in a reference regarding Toshakhana gifts.

The former first lady has challenged the notices served on her on March 16 and 17 through her lawyer, Khawaja Harris. She has made the NAB chairman, and additional director of NAB Rawalpindi respondents in the case.

Bushra Bibi had pleaded the court to declare the notices null and void. She also requested the high court to bar the NAB from taking any disciplinary action against her on the basis of the notices. The petitioner asked the court to stop NAB from converting the case inquiry into an investigation.

The development comes after she failed to appear before the anti-graft watchdog to join the inquiry proceedings in the reference.

A notice issued to Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi and others in the Toskhana case in February this year states: “The competent authority has taken cognisance of an offence allegedly committed by the accused persons under the provisions of NAO, 1999. In this regard, the inquiry proceedings have revealed that during your tenure in office you retained some state gifts presented to you by various foreign dignitaries including the following luxury items — five Rolex wristwatches; one iPhone presented by Chief of Staff, Qatar Armed Forces, dated 14.11.2018; (No. E67574V3), a pair of cufflinks, one ring; unstitched cloth of pant coat from Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia dated 18.09.2020; Graff gift set containing one Graff wristwatch Master Graff Special Edition Mecca timepiece, one 18K gold and diamond Graff pen and a ring and pair of cufflinks with micro-painting of Mecca.”

“You are therefore requested to join the inquiry proceedings before the Combined Investigation Team (CIT), NAB (Rawalpindi/Islamabad), Civic Centre, G-6, Islamabad,” reads the notice

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Govt moves SC to withdraw curative review reference against Justice Isa

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April 1, 2023

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The federal government on Saturday filed a petition in the Supreme Court to withdraw curative review reference against Justice Qazi Faez Isa.

The government said it did not want to pursue the case and pleaded the apex court to allow the withdrawal of the petition against the senior judge.

A day earlier, President Dr Arif Alvi approved the withdrawal of the curative review reference and Civil Miscellaneous Application (CMA) against the judge of Justice Isa.

The president gave the approval on the advice of the prime minister in accordance with Article 48 of the Constitution. Dr Alvi also signed his power of attorney in favour of Advocate Supreme Court Anees Ahmed Shehzad.

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‘Only three’ died in pursuit of free flour in Punjab, clarifies Punjab gov spox

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April 1, 2023

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Punjab caretaker information minister Amir Mir on Saturday said PTI senior vice president Fawad Chaudhry’s claims of 20 deaths in pursuit of free flour across the province were ridiculous.

He clarified that “only three” people died in a stampede while four others suffered a cardiac arrest adding that two of them died in the hospital while the remaining breathed their last in their homes.

He said Mr Chaudhry’s false claims won’t get the air adding that he should refrain from telling lies in the holy month of Ramadan at least. “PTI leaders compete with each other in lies”, he added. People of Pakistan, he said, were aware of the difference between truth and lies and it was not possible for people like Fawad to misguide them.

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