An Accountability Court (AC) on Islamabad on Tuesday sought comments from NAB on a plea challenging another reference pertaining to illegal lease of railway’s land against ex-federal minister Javed Ashraf Qazi. AC-III Judge Syed Asgahr Ali heard the cases seeking to dismiss the reference after introduction of new amendment in National Accountability Bureau (NAB) ordinance. The petitions were filed by the accused including Javed Ashraf Qazi, former chairman railways’ board Saeed u Zafar, ex-general manager Hamad Hassan, Khursheed Ahmed, Akhter Ali, Abdul Ghafar and others. The petitioners adopted the stance that the matter didn’t fall under the jurisdiction of NAB after the amendment in law. They prayed the court to dismiss the reference while acquitting the accused. The court sought comments from NAB and adjourned the case till November 8.
متعلقہ مضامین
-
Amid violence, hundreds held in Kashmir
-
Billion Tree Tsunami promotes ‘green entrepreneurship’ for women, youth
-
Billion Tree Tsunami promotes ‘green entrepreneurship’ for women, youth
-
Journalist killed in bomb attack in Hub
-
Turkey, Azerbaijan welcome NLC’s TIR initiative
-
Turkey, Azerbaijan welcome NLC’s TIR initiative
-
DG ANF directs strict monitoring to stop smuggling
-
43 units of substandard bottled water seized across country
-
Crackdown against criminals continues as per directions of IG Punjab
-
Rupee again loses ground against US dollar
-
521kg hashish, 10kg opium seized in Balochistan
-
CAEXPO to keep playing role for penetration of Pakistani products in China, ASEAN nations