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Fayyaz Chohan funny comments about Panama case and PMLN.I have not posted it in funny section cause it is pure political.
 
Justice Khosa recuses himself from SJC proceedings


ISLAMABAD: Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, the senior most judge of the Supreme Court, has recused himself from the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) proceedings against a Lahore High Court (LHC) judge being tried for alleged misconduct.

According to sources, Justice Khosa has informed the SJC chairman – Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar – in writing that he cannot be part of the five-judge council.

On May 18, Khawaja Haris, counsel for the LHC judge, appeared before the SJC and raised objections to the presence of Justice Khosa in the council, arguing that the senior judge had authored the judgment on the basis of which the misconduct proceedings were initiated.

The apex court’s three-judge bench, head by Justice Khosa and comprising Justice Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry and Justice Gulzar Ahmed, had dismissed the petition of LHC’s Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi for the expunction of some of the court’s observations concerning him in a bail matter.

On January 3, 2013, the court set aside the LHC’s order to grant bail to an accused, Nazir Ahmad, and observed that “discretion exercised by the learned judge while passing the impugned order in the instant case has appeared to us to be somewhat colourable”.

The court had noted that the judgment appeared colourable as “after dismissal of second application for suspension of sentence bearing the same ground the only difference in the respondent’s third application for the same relief was a different learned counsel for that respondent”.

Later, the SJC initiated proceedings against the LHC judge on the basis of the judgment during the tenure of former chief justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali and served him a show cause notice. The LHC judge first challenged the show-cause notice before the apex court but later withdrew his petition.

https://tribune.com.pk/story/1425893/justice-khosa-recuses-sjc-proceedings/

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Senior judge quits SJC hearing after counsel’s objection

ISLAMABAD: A senior member of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), the constitutional forum that examines the conduct of the superior court judges, has withdrawn himself from hearing a reference against a Lahore High Court judge.

Although Justice Asif Saeed Khosa — a member of the five-judge SJC headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar — recused himself citing personal reasons and emphasising that he had no personal bias against the respondent, sources told Dawn that senior counsel Khawaja Haris Ahmed, appearing on behalf of the LHC judge, had raised strong objection to his presence in the SJC.

The reference was initiated on the basis of a January 2014 judgement in which the Supreme Court had taken strong exception to the way the judge had entertained a bail application of an accused and had described it as colourable exercise of jurisdiction. This had also compelled the court to develop guidelines to be followed in future by all the high court judges and magistrates while granting bail in criminal cases.

The principles regarding bail matters were enunciated by Justice Khosa in the judgement on two review petitions, one of them by the judge facing the reference before the SJC.

In his strongly worded verdict, Justice Khosa had observed that filing of a review petition by an ordinary litigant was run of the mill but a high court judge in person seeking review of the judgement was out of the ordinary and might raise many an eyebrow in view of the provisions of Article VI of the Code of Conduct for Judges.

The code asked the judges to avoid, as far as possible, getting entangled in litigations, the judgement said.

The controversy had come to light when the high court judge accepted the bail application of a litigant in the third round and that too when the litigant had changed his earlier counsel.

The earlier bail requests had borne no fruit despite the fact that they had been moved on the same grounds.

The high court judge had also moved a constitutional petition before the Supreme Court under Article 184(3) of the Constitution, challenging the issuance of a show cause notice on April 19 last year by the SJC on the allegation of misconduct.

The petition had pleaded before the apex court to declare the notice and all acts leading to its issuance as unlawful, unconstitutional, without jurisdiction and contrary to public interest, and in violation of Articles 209(5) (SJC), 9 (security of person), 10A (fair trial), 19 (freedom of speech) and 25 (equality of citizens).

Later the judge had withdrawn the petition from the Supreme Court on the grounds that he had also raised objections before the SJC and there was no need of a parallel hearing.

In his objection, the sources said, the counsel requested that since the genesis behind the reference was the 2014 judgement, therefore, propriety demanded that the author judge should not sit in the council.

Open hearing
The SJC has also dismissed a request by an Islamabad High Court judge for an open trial against him. The council had reserved its decision on the issue on May 18.

In its order, it stated that it was in the larger interest of the judiciary that the proceedings were not conducted in open court, as the issue brought before the SJC and the allegations levelled might ultimately prove false, frivolous or vexatious.

Published in Dawn, June 3rd, 2017

@PakSword @Guvera @Realistic Change Yeh acha mazaaq hai ? :( accused ne challenge kar diya, judge ki presence ko :angry: lagta hai ke Chairman NAB ke against jo SJC main proceedings honi theen..us main bhi Justice Khosa par aitraz kar dein ge :( theek hai..agar justice Khosa na hon..us SJC proceedings main...tu advocate ko bhi nahi hona chahye :angry: Ke advocate bhi panama bench ka part thay..
 
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Goonglo Sharif arrives. Munshi Ishaq Dar to follow

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Next week bulaya hai ...as per channel 24 ...
today's Express Newspaper

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ISLAMABAD: A three-judge special bench of the Supreme Court dismissed the objections of PM’s son Hussain Nawaz to two members of the Panamagate JIT. And in the wake of the court snub, the ruling party has decided not to continue on the collision course with the inquiry panel in a bid to dispel the impression of reluctance to comply with the court orders.

“We don’t find any substance in the application,” said the special bench, headed by Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, while issuing a three-page long, written order over the PM’s son plea expressing concerns over the conduct of JIT members Bilal Rasool and Aamir Aziz.

Commenting on Hussain’s objection to Rasool, the order stated that relationship alone with a political rival of the applicant (Hussain) or his father (the PM) would not as such give rise to a reasonable fear that the investigation would be biased or partial.
“If relationship of the officer with one of the political rivals of the applicant or his father is considered to be a ground for substitution of a member of JIT then we don’t think any investigation could be held to be impartial and non-partisan because, in this society, such (a) relationship can be found everywhere,” stated the order.

It went on to say that the partiality and predisposition of Aziz, another JIT member, was not of a nature which could be considered on mere allegations and in the absence of anything concrete, at least at this stage when nothing significant in terms of collection of evidence has been done so far.

“The allegations thus being premature and unsubstantiated do not warrant substitution of any member of the JIT, at least at this stage.”

The court observed that the judgments cited at the bar by Khawaja Haris, the counsel for the applicant, were “quite enlightening on the question of bias, partiality and predisposition” but all of them related to judicial and quasi-judicial proceedings.

It also observed that the counsel did not cite any precedent in which an investigation officer was changed or substituted just on the basis of an allegation.

“We do not feel inclined to pass (such an) order asked (by the petitioner). In any case, if we noticed any such thing evincing bias, partiality, or predisposition on the part of any member of the JIT in favour or against either of the parties during the course of investigation, we would pass an appropriate order in this behalf,” the order stated.

In another plea, the bench directed the JIT to proceed strictly in accordance with the law by paying due regard to human dignity. “This, we think is sufficient to cover all concerns of the applicant. This CMA stands disposed of,” says the order.

And with the top court dismissing objections to the two JIT members, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has decided to dispel the impression that the ruling family is reluctant to comply with the top court orders.

The Express Tribune has learnt that if the JIT summoned the Prime Minister in person, the PML-N leadership would not contest the decision, unlike Hussain Nawaz and Tariq Shafi.

According to sources in the PML-N, the top party leaders were previously thinking about moving the Supreme Court in case the PM was summoned by the JIT, with arguments that since the PM’s family members were being harassed by JIT members, the PM should be exempted from making a personal appearance and instead interrogated via a questionnaire.

The premier’s decision to appear before the JIT also has political dimensions, according to the sources.

Panamagate case: Hussain Nawaz testifies before JIT

Requesting anonymity, one of the PM’s confidantes said Sharif’s refusal to appear before the JIT would adversely affect the PML-N’s public popularity, besides creating suspicions about the Sharif family’s position in the Panamagate.

“Such a move will not only amount to contempt of court but will also allow the opposition to have a joyride at our expense,” he said.

On the other hand, the source said PM’s appearance before the JIT would give him a ‘high moral ground’.

“That a man in his position surrendered himself for accountability and appeared before an inquiry panel will relay a strong message. Regardless of the outcome of this inquiry, such a move will certainly help us politically,” he said.

Moreover, the politician said, the ruling family was not in a position to withdraw from its earlier stance regarding extending all-possible support to the JIT.

“The PM is the central character of this entire episode. If he acts in defiance, the pressure would keep mounting on us to come clean on the Panamagate. Confrontation, therefore, is not an option,” he said.

The sources said that the PM’s son and cousin moving the apex court was a ‘tactical’ move on the part of the Sharif family to sense the ‘mood’ of the judges. “And the court is in no mood to adopt a lenient view as far as the JIT is concerned.”

PM’s Adviser Ameer Muqam said the PML-N leadership has already made it clear that it would cooperate with the JIT.

“We have reservations over the functioning of the JIT and over personal linkages between some JIT members with leaders of opposition parties. That is why we moved the court. But we cannot even think of defying the apex court’s orders… we will do everything in accordance with the law and in line with the SC’s directives,” he told The Express Tribune.

Asked if the PM had decided to appear in person before the JIT, Muqam said: “When it is said that there will be complete cooperation with the JIT, this covers everything. Our leadership believes in the supremacy of the Constitution and rule of law and we respect the judiciary.”
 
Han wo kr sakty han, if they feel appropriate and if this is what everyone wants.


LOLZ
Us ky gy gy pa he yeh naa latka dy NS ko :omghaha::omghaha:

So aj ka bisti program start ho gya (non)Sharif khandan ka?

Aaj hussain nawaz tu 3 hrs se JIT main gaye huay hain.. Waisy .. Atleast 1 hr tu wait karaatay hi hain JIT walay :omghaha::omghaha::omghaha:

Waisy is month ke end main CJ umrah ke liye bhi jaa rahay hain.. Tab bhi Justice Khosa honge acting CJ .. Bas jis jis ne petitions file karni hain, jaldi jaldi kar dey..in dino main .. :lol:

Main tu sirf yeh soch soch kar khush horahi hun ke abhi jab NS ke PM hotay huay...Justice Khosa, Nawaz Sharif ki aankhon ke saamnay....as CJ oath lein ge..tu Nawaz Sharif ke dil par kiya guzray gi? :omghaha::omghaha:

Ek taraf Nawaz Sharif ke betay JIT ke saamnay tu doosri taraf..Justice Khosa, CJ :chilli::chilli::chilli:
 
Hasan, Kayani testify before JIT


ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister’s younger son Hasan Nawaz and his business associate Javed Kayani on Friday testified before the joint investigation team, formed to probe the Sharif family’s offshore assets, amid heightened security outside the JIT Secretariat.

Under the new security measures, nobody was allowed to stand in the proximity of the Federal Judicial Academy — the official JIT secretariat where the hearing took place – let aside entering it.

With the probe unfolding, PM’s elder son Hussain Nawaz has been summoned before the JIT today (Saturday) for the fourth time, while Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has also been ordered to appear along with him.

And on Friday, on the basis of the documents submitted before the Supreme Court in the Panamagate case, it was alleged that PM’s business associate Kayani had opened three fake accounts in early 1990s in the names of Sulman Zia, Muhammad Ramzan and Asghar Ali at Habib Bank AG Zurich branch in Lahore. The FIA had later found out that none of the three individuals existed and fake identity cards had been used to open the said accounts.

The bank’s records had revealed that large sums of money had been transferred from the said accounts to Sheikh Saeed Muhammad, a close friend of Prime Minister Sharif based in Washington DC.

Kayani, the individual behind the opening of the fake accounts, is said to be the nephew of Sheikh Saeed Muhammad.

It is also alleged that Kayani additionally opened three more accounts at the Bank of America in Lahore in the names of Kashif Masood Qazi, Sikander Masood Qazi and Nuzhat Masood Qazi.

Records showed that a sum of $20 million had been transferred from the ‘fake’ account of Sulman Zia to the account of Kashif Masood Qazi. The money had been used as collateral by the Sharif family for sanctioning a loan for Hudabiya Engineering Ltd from the Bank of America. The directors of Hudaibiya Engineering Ltd at that time were Hussain Nawaz, Kulsoom Nawaz, Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif.

Meanwhile, Hasan – who recently arrived in Pakistan from the UK after receiving summons from the JIT – reached the venue at around 10am along with some folders containing documents. He was questioned for almost seven hours as he left the building at around 5:05pm.

During this time, Hasan tried to go outside the secretariat building but he was not allowed. Later, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders claimed that Hasan was not allowed to leave the venue for Friday prayers.

Under the new security protocol devised for the protection of the Federal Judicial Academy, the entry of everyone — including federal ministers, MPs, political activists and others — has been completely banned even in the proximity of the secretariat’s main entrance.

For this reason, the security personnel deputed to guard the building on Friday did not allow Minister for Capital Administration and Development Division Tariq Fazal Chaudhry, Islamabad Mayor Sheikh Ansar Aziz and others to enter the newly cordoned-off area in front of the main gate of the JIT Secretariat.

The PML-N leaders were not allowed to receive Hasan upon his arrival to record his statement, nor were they allowed to say good-bye to him at the time of his departure due to the new security arrangements.

According to sources, the standard operating procedures of the new security have been devised by the Islamabad police as the JIT members had expressed their annoyance over the media talk of the PM’s elder son Hussain Nawaz on Thursday and the presence of PML-N activists on that occasion.

Hasan’s earlier interview to a foreign news channel was quoted as reference against the Sharif family where he told the interviewer that the Sharif family does not own London flats rather his family pays monthly rent against the flats to retain them. The claim was in contradiction with what other family members had later claimed.

Due to strict security arrangements in place, Hasan, unlike his brother Hussain, did not talk to the media before and after appearing in front of the JIT.

On Thursday, Hussain, who has appeared thrice before the JIT, claimed that the ongoing probe against him and his family was the latest example of a tradition of political victimisation that began during the tenure of Pakistan’s fifth premier Huseyn Shaheed Suharawardy.

https://tribune.com.pk/story/1426138/amid-tight-security-hasan-kayani-testify-jit/
 
Goonglo Sharif shayed baher agya hai

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جو سوالات پوچھے جواب دیے ،دوبارہ بلائیں گے تو جائیں گے،حسین نواز
اسلام آباد:آج بھی وہی اثاثے ہیں جو مشرف کے دور میں تھے،حسین نواز
چاہتے ہیں خوش اسلوبی سے مرحلہ طے ہوجائے،حسین نواز
میں نے اورخاندان نے پہلے بھی احتساب کا سامنا کیا ،حسین نواز
سپریم کورٹ اور عوام کےسامنے سچ آنے تک احتساب کاسامناکرتے رہیں گے ،حسین نواز
آج تک باتوں کی حد تک الزامات رہے ثبوت سامنے نہیں آسکا،حسین نواز
اسلام آباد:آج بھی وہی اثاثے ہیں جو مشرف کے دور میں تھے،حسین نواز
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جتنی دفعہ سمن ملیں گے اتنی دفعہ آؤں گا ،حسین نواز
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وزیراعظم نواز شریف کو ابھی جے آئی ٹی میں نہیں بلایاگیا،حسین نواز
 
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