Posts tagged as: contempt of court

Altaf Hussain tenders unconditional apology; Supreme Court accepts

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain tendered an unconditional apology to the Supreme Court of Pakistan in the case filed against him on contempt of court. The apex court has accepted the unconditional apology of the, disposing the charges against the MQM leader.   The SC had issued a contempt of court notice on […]

MQM activists prevented Altaf Hussain from returning home: Dr Farooq Sattar

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Dr Farooq Sattar has said that the party workers had prevented Altaf Hussain from coming back to Pakistan ‘as the party chief is facing unnatural threats here’, says media reports.   Talking to media representatives, Sattar said that personalities like Altaf Hussain were born in centuries. “He is a ray […]

Supreme Court withdraws contempt notice against Prime Minister Ashraf

In what appeared to be a sigh of relief for the ruling Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP), the Supreme Court on Wednesday withdrew contempt of court notice against Prime Minister Raja Parvez Ashraf in NRO implementation case.   Heading the hearing today, Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali, who penned down the ruling, said that the government complied […]

Supreme Court indicts Malik Riaz in contempt of court case

As expected, the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday indicted Malik Riaz, the real estate tycoon, with contempt of court charges. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Shakirullah Jan resumed the hearing of the contempt of court case against Malik Riaz, the former chairman of Bahria Town. Dr Basit, the counsel for Malik Raiz, rejected […]

No disqualification: Speaker Fehmida Mirza takes firm stance

Speaker National Assembly Dr. Fehmida Mirza has decided not to send the reference to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) against Yousaf Raza Gilani, saying there was no question of his disqualification as a member of the National Assembly (NA). The speaker announce the ruling a couple of days before the possible expiry of a […]

PML-N Nawaz Sharif asks PM Gilani to immediately resign from his post

Praising the Supreme Court’s decision for convicting Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani in the contempt of court case, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz president Nawaz Sharif made a demand of the premier to immediately step down. While speaking to the media, the two-time former prime minister  said that there was no moral ground Gilani to hold the […]

Bakhtawar Bhutto’s tweets and re-tweets

Bakhtawar Bhutto-Zardari, the daughter of President Asif Ali Zardari pledged support for Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, urging him not to violate the Constitution of Pakistan at any cost. The premier is currently facing contempt of court charges for not implementing in the infamous National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) case. In a post made on […]

Supreme Court formally convicts Prime Minister Gilani

In what appeared to be a quite expected move, the Supreme Court on Monday indicted Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani for contempt of court in the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) implementation case. He became first Pakistani premier as he read charge-sheet against him. All the judges signed the charge sheet one by one. According […]

Prime Minister Gilani to be indicted on February 13

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that contempt of court proceedings would be initiated against Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, summoning him on February 13 to frame charges. A seven-member bench of the Supreme Court with Justice Nasirul Mulk in the chair observed, “After the preliminary hearing, we are satisfied that prima facie there is […]

Prime Minister Gilani acted on advice; says Aitzaz

Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan, the counsel of Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani in the contempt of court notice, on Thursday contended that the premier acted on the advice of the law ministry in accordance with rules of business. In order to strengthen his argument, he also presented Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry’s earlier order, which […]

Nawaz advises Gilani to respect the court

Nawaz advises Gilani to respect the court Sukkur: (Tuesday, January 17, 2012) Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) chief while talking to media representatives here today at Sukkur airport advised Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to show respect for the apex court and to appear in the contempt of court case before the Supreme Court. He […]

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