In the decision, the NAB’s amendments related to the definition of benami, assets in excess of income and shifting the burden of proof to the prosecution were nullified. The federal government has filed intra-court appeals against the decision.
After the investigation of alleged kickbacks and bribery in Gujarat contracts was completed, NAB filed a 1 billion 23 crore corruption case against former Punjab Chief Minister Pervez Elahi and others including Monis Elahi in the Accountability Court of Lahore.
According to the National Accountability Bureau, Parvez Elahi and Monis Elahi have been found involved in damaging the national treasury.
In the reference filed against Parvez Elahi and other 14 accused, it is said that Pervez Elahi misused his position and received kickbacks and bribes. Munis Elahi’s secretary Sohail Awan and 2 ex-government employees became sworn witnesses against Parvez Elahi and others.
Pervez Elahi and Munis Elahi illegally approved 116 development schemes for Gujarat, awarded contracts to favored contractors and obtained bribes. According to the NAB reference, Parvez Elahi and other accused together took financial benefits of more than one billion 23 crore rupees in the form of bribes and kickbacks.
Pervaiz Elahi received the most amount of more than 744.5 million rupees in the form of bribes and kickbacks. Mons Elahi’s account kept depositing the kickbacks into the accounts of Mons Elahi and his family, and during Parvez Elahi’s prime ministership, Mons Elahi deposited 1 million 61 thousand Euros into his foreign bank account.
According to the reference, during the prime ministership of Pervez Elahi, his family members deposited more than 304 million in their personal accounts. According to NAB, the accused have been found guilty in the investigation, so the accountability court should punish the accused by conducting a trial.
According to Adiala Jail sources, Assistant Director Mian Umar Nadeem and Waqas were included in the NAB team. The first NAB team left Adiala Jail after three hours of investigation. The NAB team has been continuously investigating the PTI Chairman since November 15.
Another team of NAB also interrogated the PTI chairman and left the jail after the investigation.
According to the details, the 190 million pounds corruption case was heard in Adiala Jail by Judge Muhammad Bashir of the Accountability Court and the NAB Prosecutor reserved the decision after the arguments on Imran Khan’s ten-day physical remand were completed.
NAB Prosecutor Muzaffar Abbasi made a written request for 10-day physical remand and gave arguments. Chairman PTI’s lawyer Salman Safdar opposed the physical remand and requested for judicial remand.
Judge Muhammad Bashir of the Accountability Court rejected the NAB’s request for a ten-day physical remand of Imran Khan and said that the Chairman PTI will be interrogated by the NAB team in Adiala Jail and he will remain in jail on judicial remand. .
The court adjourned the request for physical remand of Chairman PTI till November 17 and directed NAB to investigate Chairman PTI in jail and postponed the hearing till November 17.
Sources say that Chairman PTI will be presented before the judge of the Accountability Court on November 17.
Sources say that the Accountability Court gave a delayed decision while waiting for a safe decision on the request of PTI Chairman Islamabad High Court. When Judge Muhammad Bashir reached Adiala Jail, the hearing of the cipher case was going on. Judge Muhammad Bashir had to wait till three o’clock for the hearing of the cipher case in the jail.
The waiting of Latif Khosa and Salman Akram Raja also caused delay in the hearing, the lawyers of NAB and chairman PTI argued for one and a half to two hours.
It should be noted that a day ago, NAB had arrested and investigated Imran Khan in the 190 million pound case.
The government approved the trial of Imran Khan in jail, after which the Ministry of Justice and Law issued an official notification.
Official sources say that despite Imran Khan’s remand by NAB on Monday, PTI Chairman will remain in Adiala Jail where he is already in judicial custody in the cipher case, NAB will not transfer him to its jail.
Following NAB’s request, Islamabad’s NAB court on Monday issued arrest warrants against former prime minister Tosha Khana and NCAUK in two cases involving the settlement of 190 million pounds, after which it seems that Imran Khan will be arrested for a long time. Will stay in jail for a long time
NAB officials have submitted a request to comply with the arrest warrant in the accountability court.
Imran Khan’s remand to NAB means that there is no possibility of early bail. A legal expert says that NAB’s remand of Imran Khan means that he will stay in jail for at least a few months. .
Prosecutors expect the ongoing trial in the cipher case to last six to eight weeks, with six witnesses to be presented during the next hearing at Adiala Jail.
It is believed that the cipher case may have serious consequences for Imran Khan.
Imran Khan was arrested by the Islamabad Sessions Court after being charged in the Tosha Khana case and has been in jail ever since. The Islamabad High Court suspended his arrest in the Tosha Khan case, but he was arrested in the cipher case before his release. He has been kept in Adiala Jail on remand in this case.
A two-member bench headed by Chief Justice Aamir Farooq will hear PTI chairman’s bail plea in the 190 million pound scandal and Tosha Khana NAB investigation cases on November 7.
Islamabad High Court Registrar Office released the cause list, Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri joined the bench on his return after a month’s leave.
It should be remembered that the Accountability Court canceled the bail of chairman PTI in NAB cases for non-compliance.
Chairman PTI approached the Islamabad High Court for restoration of bail.
Nawaz Sharif will face trial along with Asif Zardari and Yusuf Raza Gilani as accused in the NAB reference of taking a Mercedes car from Tosha Khana on his return home.
The former prime minister will also have to file appeals in the Islamabad High Court to quash the sentences handed down by the accountability court in the Avenfield and Al-Azizia Steel Mills references.
The High Court has already acquitted the co-accused Maryam Nawaz and Captain retired Safdar in the Avenfield reference.
After the Panama JIT investigation, NAB filed 3 references against Nawaz Sharif in the accountability court, Judge Muhammad Bashir of the accountability court sentenced him to 10 years imprisonment in the Avenfield reference.
In the same reference, the co-accused Maryam Nawaz was sentenced to 7 years in prison while retired Captain Safdar was sentenced to 1 year in prison.
Accountability Court Judge Muhammad Arshad Malik sentenced Nawaz Sharif to 7 years imprisonment in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills reference, while he was acquitted in the Flagship reference.
Before Nawaz Sharif went abroad for treatment, both the appeals against the sentence were heard in the Islamabad High Court and the sentences were suspended, but the appeals were dismissed for non-compliance due to being abroad.
The court wrote in the judgment that when the appellant returns, he can apply for revival of the appeals against the conviction.
Nawaz Sharif will have to wait for the verdict after resuming his appeals, but his sentence will be suspended in the meantime.
In March 2020, NAB filed a Tosha Khana reference against Nawaz Sharif while he was out of the country. In this case, co-accused Asif Zardari and Yusuf Raza Gilani were charged, but Nawaz Sharif did not appear in court
Nawaz Sharif will also have to face this reference in the trial court on his return home.
Islamabad Accountability Court Judge Muhammad Bashir heard the request of PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif to suspend the warrant in the Tosha Khana case, Nawaz Sharif’s lawyer Qazi Misbah and NAB prosecutor appeared before the court.
Nawaz Sharif’s lawyer said that Nawaz Sharif wants to face the cases in the court and will reach Pakistan on October 21. The court is requested to suspend the warrant till the 24th.
Judge Muhammad Basheer called for the record of Nawaz Sharif’s case, the judge spoke to the lawyer saying that you get enough cases, to which Qazi Misbah said that only the client’s trust is on us.
Lawyer Safai Qazi Misbah said that why did Nawaz Sharif leave Pakistan? In all the documents, the undertaking has been given by Shahbaz Sharif.
Judge Muhammad Bashir inquired whether he had applied in the High Court, to which Nawaz Sharif’s lawyer said no, he did not approach the High Court in this case. Yes, the warrant was suspended in a similar case of Ishaq Dar.
During the hearing, the NAB prosecutor said that Nawaz Sharif has sought two reliefs, he is saying that he wants to surrender before the court, if he wants to listen to Nawaz Sharif, then suspend the warrant.
After hearing the arguments of the lawyer Safi and the NAB prosecutor, the court reserved its decision on the request of the leader of the Muslim League-N to suspend the warrant.
Later, the accountability court suspended Nawaz Sharif’s arrest warrant and said that if Nawaz Sharif does not appear on October 24, further action will be taken.
It should be noted that an application was filed in the Accountability Court on behalf of Nawaz Sharif’s lawyers yesterday.
Nawaz Sharif’s lawyer said that Nawaz Sharif wants to face the cases in the court and will reach Pakistan on October 21, requesting the court to suspend the warrant till the 24th.
Judge Muhammad Bashir inquired whether he had applied in the High Court, to which Nawaz Sharif’s lawyer said that no, he did not approach the High Court in this case. In one such case of Ishaq Dar, the warrant was suspended.
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During the hearing, the NAB prosecutor said that Nawaz Sharif has asked for two reliefs, he is saying that he wants to surrender in the court, if you want to listen to Nawaz Sharif, then suspend the warrant.
After hearing the arguments of the lawyer Safi and the NAB prosecutor, the court reserved its decision on the request for the arrest warrant of the Muslim League-N leader.
It should be noted that an application was filed in the Accountability Court on behalf of Nawaz Sharif’s lawyers yesterday.
Civil, military and police officers have been appointed and transferred by the federal government, while according to the notification issued by the establishment division, the services of 4 serving officers of Pakistan Army have been handed over to NAB.
According to the notification, Brigadier Muhammad Khalid has been appointed as Director, Lt. Col. Nadeem Muzaffar as Additional Director, Major Waleed Khalid as Military Intelligence Corps and Major Qais Kamran as Deputy Director NAB.
Dr. Zulfiqar Hussain Awan, Director General of Secretariat Group Grade 21, has been canceled and directed to report to the Establishment Division. Nilofar Hafeez and Jameel Ahmad Khan, 2 OSDs of Secretariat Group Grade 20, Establishment Division, have been posted as Joint Secretaries Industries Division.
Among the Administrative Service Officers, the services of Captain (Rtd) Muhammad Usman, Grade 20, and Asif Rahim, Grade 18 posted at the National School of Public Policy, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, have been assigned to the Capital Development Authority. Hina Khalid of Information Group Grade 19 has been assigned to the National School of Public Policy.
Deputy Secretary Establishment Division Naila Baqir has been transferred to Joint Secretary Establishment Division and Assistant Director Lakhmir to St. Secretariat. SSP Hasan Mushtaq Sukhira of Grade 19 of Police Service has been transferred to Intelligence Bureau while Grade 18 SP Hina Manor has been converted into National Police Academy.
Services of OSD Establishment Division Grade 18 SP Baqa Muhammad transferred to FIA, awaiting appointment Atiqa Amar Section Officer State and Border Affairs Division, Section Officer Muhammad Burhan to Religious Affairs Division, Section Officer Muhammad Ismail Defense Division, Saharash Mazari has been transferred.
During an informal conversation with journalists, Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervez Ashraf was asked whether Nawaz Sharif is returning under any deal, to which Raja Pervez Ashraf said that if there has been any trust building, Nawaz is coming back now. Sharif’s health should also be fine.
The journalist asked whether the elections are taking place, to which he said that you should tell that the elections are taking place, the mood of the People’s Party is very cool and better, if the People’s Party is talking about a level playing field, then really understand. there is something.
Raja Pervez Ashraf further said that the federal and Punjab Cabinets include Muslim League (N) people, even today all the work is being done by Muslim League (N), false NAB cases were made against us, NAB cases against me. No evidence, willing to face charges.
Advocate Farooq H. Naik on behalf of Abdul Jabbar challenged the NAB decision.
According to the petitioner, the Supreme Court gave a decision against the NAB amendments without hearing us, and after the NAB amendments, the accountability court sent a reference against me to the Anti-Corruption Court.
In the petition against the NAB amendments, the violation of fundamental rights was not identified while the constitutional and legal requirements were not fulfilled in the petition against the NAB amendments.
In the petition, it was requested that the Supreme Court should annul the September 15 decision against the NAB amendments
Canada Global (Web News) The National Accountability Bureau made the decision on Friday to launch an investigation into corruption and irregularities in the free flour programme in Punjab.
In this regard, the NAB Chairman instructed the DG NAB Lahore to launch a thorough investigation in order to hold individuals responsible for corrupt practises accountable.
According to sources, Mohsin Naqvi, the interim chief minister of Punjab, requested that NAB hold an investigation into the aforementioned scam.
Canada Global (Web News) Imran Khan, the leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), reaffirmed on Friday that he will not submit to anyone.
The ousted premier launched a new attack on the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) on Twitter, writing that “PTI and its supporters have been subjected to the worst crackdown and terror today.”
He claimed that Ziaul Haq’s and Pervez Musharraf’s administrations did not experience the type of protests that were occurring now.
Canada Global (Web News) Imran Khan, the leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, declared on Thursday that while he was out on bail, he would not participate in a NAB inquiry.
He referred to the accusations made against him as “absolutely false, frivolous, and concocted” in a letter to the deputy director of the NAB. He stated that he would not be accessible before his protected bail expired on May 22 since he was in the process of requesting and receiving bail in a number of other judicial issues.
Imran Khan, the chairman of the PTI and a former prime minister, and his wife Bushra Bibi missed the Thursday hearing of the National Accountability Bureau on the Al-Qadir Trust case.
The couple was expected to appear in person before the NAB Rawalpindi court with the necessary paperwork. The former prime minister had been called in for questioning by the anti-graft commission in connection with an inquiry into a £190 million settlement with the UK.
According to sources, Mr. Khan’s legal team recommended him to submit a written response to the 20 questions requested about the corruption case, which also involves a property tycoon, rather than appearing before NAB in person.
Imran Khan, the PTI chairman, and his wife Bushra received a summons from the NAB earlier today, asking them to join the probe into the Al-Qadir Trust issue at 10am. The summons was delivered to the Zaman Park residence by a two-person NAB squad.
Canada Global (Web News) In reference to rallies “targeting army property and installations” following PTI leader Imran Khan’s arrest in the Al-Qadir Trust corruption case, the Inter-Services Public Relations said on Wednesday that May 9 will be regarded as a “black chapter” in Pakistani history.
It issued a statement saying, “We will not permit anyone to take the law into their own hands.”
Imran Khan was detained in the Islamabad High Court, according to the military media wing, “In accordance with the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) statement and law.”
It bemoaned that “anti-army slogans were raised and attacks on army properties and installations were carried out immediately after this arrest.”
It said their hypocrisy could be seen in the way they emphasised the value of the Army after mobilising support for their own objectives. According to the statement, this gang “wearing a political cloak” has done to the nation what no one else in the previous 75 years has been able do.
The Army, “without caring for its integrity”, exercised restraint and showed forbearance, the statement said, adding that a deliberate attempt had been made to excite the army so that it could subsequently be utilised for political ends.
According to the ISPR, “We know that there have been directives and guidelines from some evocative elements of the party leadership behind this.” People involved in these acts have been recognised, and they will be dealt with legally. It promised that “they will be accountable for what lies ahead for them.”
Further assaults on law enforcement organisations, including the army, their infrastructure, and properties would be met with a serious response from the Army, it was declared. “The group, that wants to push the country into civil war, will be responsible for this,” it continued.
Canada Global (Web News) Imran Khan, a former prime minister, claimed on Tuesday that “they inject something that causes slow death to a person injected”.
Mr. Khan came before the court in the Police Lines, which was designated as the location of the court on a single occasion. In the Al-Qadir Trust case, the judge ordered an eight-day physical remand. When he arrived at the NAB office, Imran Khan claimed during the hearing that he was shown warrants.
What kind of record did the NAB seek, the former PM questioned. He said that the cabinet had given its assent for the release of all the disputed funds.
The PTI leader added that he has already spent Rs. 100 million on legal processes. Mr. Khan further claimed that while on the court grounds, he was harassed, arrested, and had his spectacles damaged.
He stated that he had been unable to use the washroom for last 24 hours. He also claimed the right to see his doctor, Dr. Faisal.
Canada Global (Web News) 4 people were killed and 27 were injured in skirmishes between police and protestors in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) ahead of violent rallies against the detention of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) president Imran Khan.
Muhammad Asim, a spokesman for Lady Reading Hospital, confirmed that four deceased bodies had been delivered to the facility. The wounded have gunshot wounds to their hands and legs, and they are receiving emergency medical care, he continued.
On the second day, violent protests persisted around the nation in a number of locations. PTI activists have been detained by the Islamabad police 109 times so far, while the Sindh police say they have detained 270 persons. Numerous PTI employees have participated in the protests, which have been organised in important cities like Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and Quetta.
Imran Khan’s release has been demanded by protesters, many of whom have been waving banners and placards criticising the detention. Many localities have implemented Section 144, which forbids assemblies and political activities, as a result of the protests. The ministry of interior claims that this action has been taken to preserve law and order.
Authorities have issued a warning that people who violate Section 144 will face legal consequences. This involves the use of force, if necessary, to scatter disobedient protesters. According to sources, police are carrying out searches to apprehend PTI employees and supporters.
The Punjab and KP governments responded by asking the army to assist the local police and administration in upholding law and order.
Canada Global (Web News) Imran Khan’s arrest by the National Accountability Bureau and the Punjab anti-corruption organisation was halted by the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday till March 24.
The request for information on the cases brought against Mr. Khan was heard by Judge Tariq Saleem. The report and the affidavit were provided by the plaintiff.
The plaintiff was asked by Mr. Khan’s attorney, PTI Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry, if the affidavit had been included with the report. Judge Sheikh stated that it was the court’s responsibility, not Mr. Chaudhry’s, to raise this issue.
The plaintiff claimed he had submitted the list, and Mr. Chaudhry countered that although they had anticipated filing 100 claims against Mr. Khan, the list revealed that there were actually more than 100. Azhar Siddique, Mr. Khan’s solicitor, claimed there were 43 complaints in Islamabad and 84 in Punjab against the former prime minister, up from 56 and 33, respectively, the day before.
In a matter of hours, Mr. Chaudhry claimed, lawsuits were being filed against Mr. Khan.
The court denied the NAB lawyer’s request for more time to write his response to the case while asking him to produce the report as soon as possible.
The NAB counsel claimed that he should be given a copy of the petition so he can submit the reply after the court noted that he was only supposed to present the list of cases filed against Mr. Khan.
Mr. Siddique stated that he had written to the NAB on February 17 requesting the list of cases, and that it was his right to be aware of the total number of cases brought against Mr. Khan.
Canada Global (Web News) National Accountability Bureau (NAB) legislative revisions were adopted by the federal government on Monday.
The federal cabinet has approved the distribution of the draught of the NAB legislation revision ordinance, according to sources with knowledge of the issue. The NAB Chairman will refer cases that the accountability court finds inadmissible to any other appropriate forum.
NAB chairman will have the power to reevaluate a case that had been ruled inadmissible and to authorise its closure, according to the language of the ordinance.
After obtaining the case from the NAB, the responsible institution would have the authority to gather further evidence. Under the NAB modifications, the case won’t be transferred from one area court to another.