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

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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.

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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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M.M Alam’s 11th death anniversary being observed today

M.M Alam’s 11th death anniversary being observed today

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M.M Alam's 11th death anniversary being observed today

 The 11th death anniversary of the 1965 war hero Muhammad Mahmood Alam, popularly known as M.M Alam, is being observed today (Monday). 

Alam is considered a national hero for Pakistan, most significantly, for his remarkable show of brilliance in the 1965 Pak-India war when he was posted at Sargodha. During this war he was involved in various dogfights while flying his F-86 Sabre fighter. He downed nine Indian Hawker Hunter fighters in the aerial fighting, and damaged two others. 

In one mission on Sept 7, 1965, Alam downed five Indian aircraft in less than a minute, the last four within 30 seconds, establishing a world record, with total of nine aircraft downed in the war. 

Alam was born on July 6, 1935 to a well-educated family of Calcutta, British India and was the eldest of 11 siblings. The family migrated from Calcutta to eastern Bengal which became East Pakistan following the formation of Pakistan in 1947. He joined the then RPAF (now PAF) in 1952, being commissioned on Oct 2, 1953. 

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His family moved to West Pakistan around 1971 after the secession of East Pakistan. 

In 1982, Alam retired from PAF as an air commodore and took up residence in Karachi. Alam died in Karachi on March 18, 2013 at 77.

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IHC to resume hearing of PTI founder, Bushra’s appeals against conviction in gifts, cipher cases

IHC to resume hearing of PTI founder, Bushra’s appeals against conviction in gifts, cipher cases

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IHC to resume hearing of PTI founder, Bushra's appeals against conviction in gifts, cipher cases

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) will resume today hearing of appeals filed by PTI founder, his wife Bushra Bibi, and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi against their convictions in the cipher and Toshakhana cases.

A special bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) comprising IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb will conduct hearing.

Previously, the bench had dismissed the objections raised by prosecution over maintainability of the petitions after PTI founder’s counsel Barrister Salman Safdar advanced arguments against the objections raised by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) prosecutor Hamid Ali Shah over the maintainability of the appeals.

Special prosecutor Hamid Ali Shah pointed out that since the original law, promulgated in 1923, did not provide the right of appeal.

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A provision of the Secrets Act (section 10) allowed an appeal to the extent of trial proceedings, but not against conviction, Shah added.

In reply to a query by Justice Farooq whether there was no provision of filing an appeal under the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), the prosecutor replied that the law was silent on the matter.

Shah further contended that the two-member division bench could not hear an appeal against conviction under the Special Secrets Act. On the other hand, Barrister Salman Safdar argued that CrPC was applicable in this case.

He further claimed that the CrPC would indeed apply to the Official Secrets Act, allowing for an appeal.

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Resolution condemning Mir Ali checkpost attack submitted in Punjab Assembly

Resolution condemning Mir Ali checkpost attack submitted in Punjab Assembly

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Resolution condemning Mir Ali checkpost attack submitted in Punjab Assembly

A resolution condemning the attack on Mir Ali’s checkpost of North Waziristan was submitted to the Punjab Assembly.

The resolution was submitted by Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz’s (PML-N’s) member of Punjab Assembly Kanwal Liaquat advocate.

In the resolution, it was stated that this house (Punjab Assembly) strongly condemns the cowardly attack of the enemy on the checkpost in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan.

The entire nation pays tributes to the soldiers who embraced martyrdom in this terrorist attack.

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The resolution further stated that the salutes its brave sons, the nation was standing united with the forces of Pakistan.

The eternal sacrifices of the martyrs of the country were unforgettable, the martyrs who sacrificed their lives were people’s pride, the resolution said .

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