SC puts off hearing in NRO-implementation issue till March 29

21 Mar, 2012

A seven-judge bench comprising Justice Nasirul Mulk, Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmani, Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, Justice Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry, Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Athar Saeed, resumed hearing of the suo motu case regarding progress on NRO related cases.

Attorney General for Pakistan Molvi Anwarul Haq appeared and apprised the bench that he had received instructions from the high authority and complied reports which would be submitted with the Registrar's office.

Accepting his request, the bench re-listed the case for March 29.

On March 8, the bench had issued direction to the Chief Executive to submit reports over implementation of its directives contained in Dr Mobashar Hassan versus Federation case (NRO).

While in another NRO case pertaining to illegal appointment of Ahmed Riaz Shaikh and Adnan A. Khawaja, the bench told their counsel Dr Abdul Basit that their cases had already been decided by the bench and he was not required to appear.

Dr Basit contended that the bench should not supervise functioning of the NAB, besides, seeking progress reports from NAB.

He said that he reserved the right to move appeals in case his clients felt aggrieved.

Justice Shaiq Osmani retired, counsel for chairman NAB, appeared and stated that on Court's previous direction for completion of their task within a month which would end on April 7, the NAB would submit a comprehensive report within the given time.

Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2012

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