Swiss Cases Reopening Challenged In Supreme Court

Swiss Cases Reopening Challenged In Supreme Court: A petition has been filed in Supreme Court against decision of reopening of cases filed against President Asif Zardari in Switzerland.

Barrister Zafarullah filed the petition in Lahore registry of Supreme Court stated that Supreme Court has no right to order reopening of cases within or outside the country against President Zardari because article 248 of constitution provided indemnity to President of Pakistan like other countries.

Barrister Zafarullah said Supreme Court’s decision of reopening foreign cases is unconstitutional and beyond jurisdiction. Therefore, Supreme Court should review its decision of reopening cases and declare the orders issued in this connection as void.

Swiss Cases Reopening Challenged In Supreem Court

TrendPK.com Swiss Cases Reopening Challenged In Supreem Court:A petition has been filed in Supreme Court against decision of reopening of cases filed against President Asif Zardari in Switzerland.
Barrister Zafarullah filed the petition in Lahore registry of Supreme Court stated that Supreme Court has no right to order reopening of cases within or [...]

CJ Says Swiss Cases Withdrawal Record Not Yet Found

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan News: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said that signed statement has been received from the Presidency according to which Swiss cases withdrawal record has not yet found. He said that the attempt to halt such cases was made in November 2007 which had not succeeded.
Principal Secretary to President Salman Farooqi has said in his remarks in the Supreme Court that files of Swiss cases were in the custody of Musharraf’s military secretary while Justice Khalilur Rehman Ramday said that the letter to end the cases was written by the current government. Court assistant Justice (R) Allah Nawaz said that The court assistant Mian Allah Nawaz said National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) is a ‘dirty law’, adding the laws are not hammered out on the basis of theft, corruption and nepotism. He further said a law which affords no uniform benefit to the masses at large is not permissible.
During the hearing of NRO cases, Principal Secretary to President Salman Farooqi said that Musharraf’s military secretary was contacted to take back the files of case but in vain. On this, the Supreme Court has asked to submit written response from military secretary of Presidential Camp Office Rawalpindi. Secretary Law Justice (R) Riyaz Kayani told on CJP’s query that President Zardari’s lawyer Farooq H. Naek filed the petition that all cases against Asif Ali Zardari should be terminated under NRO. On this plea, the then Minister of Law Zahid Khan wrote to Foreign Ministry to take back the cases. On this, CJP Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said that for what reasons, the acting attorney general concealed these facts.
Earlier, when acting attorney general Shah Khawar wanted to submit files of Swiss cases, the CJP asked to bring the original files. Shah Khawar replied that original files do not exist anywhere. On this, Justice Javed Iqbal remarked that those days are gone when it was possible for government lawyers to hide evidences because nowadays there are a number of sources to get the facts. He said that the President has no authority to issue royal orders without any written work.

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CJ Says Swiss Cases Withdrawal Record Not Yet Found was first posted on December 16, 2009 at 3:30 pm.