SHC’s three judges take oath

KARACHI: Three judges of Sindh High Court (SHC) took oath after they have been made permanent judges, TrendPK reports Saturday.

Chief Justice of Sindh High Court (SHC), Justice Musheer Alam administered oath to Justice Muhammed Ali Mazhar, Justice Muhammed Tasneem and Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi.

The oath taking ceremony took place at the court’s Committee Room. The SHC judges, Bar representatives and senior lawyers attended the ceremony. TrendPK

KESC decides to sack 4000 employees again

KARACHI: Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) has once again decided to sack at least 4500 employees.

It should be mentioned here that the dismissal of these employees was announced some time back; however, the decision was reversed thanks to the protest that last several days.

KESC has presented to Sindh High Court (SHC) a proposal worth Rs. 5.35 billion for the Voluntary Separation Scheme (VSS) for 4000 employees, who will be paid up at least Rs. 700,000 and maximum Rs. 4.7 million.

KESC spokesman said the VSS will be announced on an appropriate time; however, the announcement of the scheme is contingent upon court’s permission.

Earlier also, these employees were sacked; however, they were restored to their jobs after KESC’s head office was besieged for at least one week. TrendPK

PPP lawmakers stage walkout from Punjab Assembly

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KARACHI: PPP lawmakers staged a walkout from Punjab Assembly on Wednesday to register their protest against the presence of Secretary Prosecution Rana Maqbool in the house.

Speaking at the floor of the house, PML-N leader Khwaja Imran Nazir said Governor Dr. Ishratul Ebad is an absconder who has been granted a license to kill Punjabis in Sindh.

PPP MPA Wasim Gondal, pointing toward Rana Maqbool, said that an absconder is sitting in Punjab Assembly as well.

It is pertinent to mention here that Rana Maqbool has been declared an absconder by the Sindh High Court (SHC) in President Asif Ali Zardari’s torture case.

Earlier, Sheikh Alauddin of forward bloc also staged a walkout after not being allowed to speak on the Mineral Department. SAMAA

SHC disposes off treason plea against Musharraf

Sindh High Court has disposed off a petition seeking filing of a treason case against former president General (r) Pervez Musharraf, Sharifuddin Pirzada and Malik Qayyum, Dunya News reported on Thursday.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Sindh High Court Sarmad Jalal Usmani and Justice Abdul Hadi Khoso advised petitioner Maulvi Iqbal Haider to approach the Supreme Court in this respect.
The petitioner Maulvi Haider Iqbal contended that General Musharraf violated the Constitution by imposing emergency on October 3, 2007, which is tantamount to committing treason. The petition added that Musharraf amended the Constitution after his volitions thereby distorting the countrys most respected document. Maulvi Iqbal stated that Sahrifuddin Pirzada and Malik Qayyum incited Musharraf to contravene the Constitution and hence a case should be filed against the under Article 6 of the Constitution.

SC reinstates 294 sacked KESC employees

Staff Report

KARACHI: The Supreme Court has reinstated 294 employees who had been fired by the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) on April 19, 2010 for various reasons.

A three-member bench of the apex court announced this verdict in a petition filed by KESC challenging the ruling of Sindh High Court (SHC).

SHC also ordered KESC to reinstate the sacked employees.

On the other hand, a KESC spokesman said that he was not aware of any such ruling by the apex court. SAMAA

Appointment of New Chairman NAB Challenged in LHC

LAHORE: Appointment of Justice (Rtd) Deedar Hussain Shah as a Chairman of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has been challenged in Lahore High Court (LHC) on Saturday.

Petitioner stance that appointment of Justice (Rtd) Deedar was not by the consultation from Cheif Justice and opposition.

Yesterday, President Asif Ali Zardari had appoint Justice Deedar Hussain Shah as Chairman of NAB.

Syed Deedar Hussain Shah is the ex-Chief Justice of Sindh High Court. He became member of Sindh Assembly in 1988 on the ticket of Pakistan People’s Party.

Justice Deedar appointed as new Chairman NAB

The federal government has appointed Justice (r) Deedar Hussain Shah as Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB), while PML-N rejected the move, Dunya News reported on Friday.
Syed Deedar Hussain Shah was born on 11-12-1939 in Village Garhi Ghulam Hydra Qadri, District Larkana; did B.A. from Sindh University in 1962; graduated in Law from Sind University in 1965; was enrolled as an advocate for subordinate Courts with West Pakistan Bar Council in 1967 and as an Advocate of the High Court in 1974 and since then had been an active legal practitioner. In 1979, he was elected Member of District Council and remained Member of the District Council from 1979 to 1983; was also elected Chairman, Works Sub- Committee, District Council, Larkana in 1979 and was Chairman of the Council from 1979 to 1983; was elected unopposed as Charminl, Taluka (Tehsil) Council, Ratodero in 1979and served the said Council from 1979 to 1983; was again elected Member, District Council, Larkana in 1987 and served the said Council from 1987 to 1991. He was elected Member of Provincial Assembly of Sindh from 1988 to 1990 and from 1990 to 1993.On 1994, he was elevated as Additional Judge of Sindh High Court. His appointment as Additional Judge of the Sindh High Court was regularized as Judge of the Sindh High Court from the date of appointment.
It is pertinent to mention that the Supreme Court gave one month time with an extension of 10 more days to the government to appoint a new Chairman of National Accountability Bureau (NAB). A three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, Justice Tariq Parvez and Justice Ghulam Rabbani took up a hurriedly moved request by the government seeking three weeks time for the appointment of NAB chairman in compliance with a recent apex court judgment which had declared illegal appointments of NABs Acting Chairman Javed Zia Kazi and Prosecutor General Irfan Qadir. In the same verdict the court had asked the government to make the appointment of the chief of the bureau by Sept 30. Attorney General Maulvi Anwarul Haq, who had moved the application, explained to the bench that the mode of appointment required that the office be filled on the orders of the president after consultations with the prime minister as well as the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly. There has been no consensus on the issue so far because the names proposed by the government for the post of NAB chief have been turned down by the Leader of Opposition Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan. Media reports suggest that the government presented to the opposition the names of Justice (retd) Mukhtar Junejo, Justice (retd) Deedar Hussain, Chief Justice (retd) Abdul Hameed Dogar and former federal secretary Mehmood Saleem Mehmood, but none of them was acceptable to the PNL-N leadership.

Justice Deedar is a PPP loyalist: Kh Asif
Meanwhile, talking to Dunya News, Khawaja Asif of PML-N said that his party has rejected the appointment for Justice Deedar had been a PPP loyalist.
He maintained that it seemed as if the government wanted to exacerbate the situation and fan the inter-constitutional clash.
Asif said that his party wanted a neutral person to be appointed as chairman of NAB to ensure proper justice. The appointment would be backfired for the decision to this effect has been taken for personal interests.

CJP calls meeting on security

Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has called a meeting of the chief justices of high courts to review measures taken for the security of top judicial functionaries.
The meeting is believed to have been convened because of a Punjab Special Branch report about an alleged plot to assassinate LHC Chief Justice Khawaja Muhammad Sharif who is reaching superannuation on Dec 8.
The meeting will be attended by Chief Justices Khwaja Mohammad Sharif of Lahore High Court, Sarmad Jalal Osmany of Sindh High Court, Ejaz Afzal Khan of Peshawar High Court and Qazi Faez Issa of Balochistan High Court.

Malik warns against attack during Raza Haider funeral

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Rehman Malik has warned against a suicide attack during funeral prayers of MQM leader Raza Haider who was gunned down in Karachi Monday evening.

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Suspected al-Qaida militants kill 5 Iraqi soldiers

BAGHDAD: Iraqi officials say suspected al-Qaida militants have killed 5 Iraqi soldiers at a western Baghdad checkpoint and planted the terror group’s black banner before fleeing the scene.

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