Posts tagged as: Malik Qayyum

Swiss officials say graft cases can’t be reopened against Zardari

President Zardari Pakistan People's Party

The Swiss authorities have informed Pakistan government that cases against President Asif Ali Zardari cannot be reopened, the Law Minister said Saturday.   Pakistan had sent the letter to Swiss authorities in November 2012 weeks after Pakistan’s top court ordered the government to send a letter to the Swiss authorities to reopen graft cases against […]

Supreme Court approves amended draft of Swiss letter

In what appeared to be a thaw in confrontation between the judiciary and executive, the Supreme Court has approved the amended draft of a letter to be written to the Swiss authorities to reopen cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. A five-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, gave approval […]

President enjoys immunity under constitution: Farooq H Naek

Federal Law Minister Farooq H. Naek has said that the president enjoyed immunity from prosecution under the country’s Constitution, adding that the government wished to resolve the issue of the Swiss letter amicably. The federal minister briefed the media after appearing in the court saying the first two paragraphs of the letter to be written […]

Wise move by Raja Pervez Ashraf to uphold democracy in the country

Apparently Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf took a wise step by submitting that he had given Law Minister Farooq H. Naek authority to write letter to the Swiss authorities withdrawing letter written by the former Attorney General Malik Abdul Qayyum. His submission to the five-member bench of the apex court indicates flexibility in the government’s […]

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf directs Law Minister to withdraw letter of Malik Qayyum

In what appeared to be a complete flip-flop, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Tuesday said he has directed Law Minister Farooq H. Naek to withdraw the letter written to Swiss authorities asking for all cases to be closed against President Asif Ali Zardari. The premier informed the court the government has decided to withdraw […]

NAB not to arrest Malik Qayyum, assures before Supreme Court

NAB not to arrest Malik Qayyum, assures before Supreme Court Islamabad: (Thursday, January 19, 2012) The prosecutor general of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) here today has assured the Supreme Court that they will not arrest the former attorney general Malik Muhammad Qayyum on his return to Pakistan. Qayyum has been out of country for medical […]

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