The noose seems to be tightening around former Jharkhand CM Madhu Koda. Sources have indicated that Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials will be heading to Jakarta soon to gain custody of Madhu Koda's aide Anil Adinath Bastawade, who was detained at Jakarta by immigration authorities on January 19. ...
01:42 PM, Jan 22, 2013
Bangalore: Spelling more trouble for former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa, the CBI on Wednesday ordered issue of summons to him, three of his family members and others in the illegal mining kickback case being probed by it. CBI court judge Venkata Sundarshan, who ordered issue of summons on November 16, directed all of them to be present in court on December 12. On October 16, CBI had filed a...
02:24 AM, Nov 22, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan has dispatched an official letter asking Swiss authorities to revive graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari on the condition that such a move will be linked to the international immunity available to the head of state. The government has written the letter to Swiss authorities in the light of the Supreme Court's directions and it was sent to Switzerland through the Foreign Office on Monday, state-run media...
08:27 PM, Nov 07, 2012
Islamabad: In what may spell trouble for Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that he was willing to revoke the Attorney General's letter that had asked for the closure of graft cases against the President. Ashraf was charged with contempt of court after repeatedly failing to implement the SC's order to reopen graft cases against Zardari. The issue relates to...
10:43 AM, Sep 18, 2012
Islamabad: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf appeared in Pakistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday to face a contempt charge. A day before the prime minister's second appearance in the top court, the government once again hinted that it has no plans to reopen graft cases against the President. "The Prime Minister is expected to go to the court tomorrow. However, there is no change in the government's position that the cases...
10:19 AM, Sep 18, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Monday appeared in the Supreme Court to face a show cause notice for failing to implement the order to write to the Swiss authorities to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. Jostled by crowds, Ashraf waved before stepping inside the court building. The apex court had issued the notice August 8. The order said it was unfortunate that the Prime...
10:02 AM, Aug 27, 2012
Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf faces contempt charges for refusing to reopen a money-laundering probe against President Asif Ali Zardari. ...
09:53 AM, Aug 27, 2012
New Delhi: Naval war room leak case accused and businessman Abhishek Verma and his Romanian wife were sent to CBI custody till August 21 in a forgery case by a special court in New Delhi on Thursday. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge Sanjeev Jain sent Verma and his wife Anca Neacsu to the probe agency's custody for questioning. The two were arrested on August 8 by the CBI...
10:31 AM, Aug 17, 2012
Islamabad: A day before the expiry of a deadline set by Pakistan's Supreme Court for reviving graft charges against President Asif Ali Zardari, the government on Tuesday informed the court that the federal cabinet has made no decision to approach Swiss authorities to reopen the cases. The government conveyed its position to the court through a reply submitted by Attorney General Irfan Qadir. A five-judge bench headed by Justice Asif...
03:10 PM, Jul 24, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday set July 25 deadline for Premier Raja Pervez Ashraf to approach Swiss authorities to reopen graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari, triggering a fresh political crisis over the issue which had cost his predecessor his job. A five-judge bench headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa directed Ashraf to write to the Swiss authorities without any further consultations on the matter with legal...
08:47 PM, Jul 12, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed proceedings in a 1995 corruption case against former railway minister CK Jaffer Sharief. A bench headed by Justice P Sathasivam also issued notice to CBI on Sharief's appeal and sought reply within two weeks. The apex court passed the order after senior counsel PP Rao submitted that the 80-year-old Congress leader was innocent and CBI was trying to make a "mountain out...
12:12 PM, Jul 04, 2012
Islamabad: In the face of pressure from Pakistan's Supreme Court to reopen graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Sunday defended the President's immunity, saying it would only end after he leaves office. "He (Zardari) is the democratically elected President and as per law, he enjoys immunity as long as he holds office," Ashraf said during an interaction with reporters. He said all legal...
10:06 AM, Jul 01, 2012
Bangalore: Jailed in a corruption case, BJP MLA Sampangi on June 4 moved to the Karnataka High Court seeking bail and also to review the Lokayukta court verdict. The matter will come up for hearing on June 5 before Justice Jagannathan. In the first-ever conviction of an elected representative of the people in Karnataka, Lokayukta court Judge NK Sudhindra Rao on June 2 has convicted and sentenced Sampangi to undergo...
02:26 PM, Jun 04, 2012
Bangalore: The Lokayukta Special court on Saturday convicted BJP MLA from Kolar Gold Fields Y Sampangi in a bribery case. Sampangi was sentenced to three and half years in jail and a fine of Rs 40,000 has been imposed on him. Sampangi was reportedly caught by the Lokayukta police while accepting a bribe of Rs 5 lakh from a businessman. This is the first ever conviction of a legislator in...
01:47 PM, Jun 02, 2012
New Delhi: Senior IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre, Pramod Kumar, was on Wednesday arrested for allegedly entering into a criminal conspiracy to get a bribe of nearly Rs 10 crore from a private firm accused of duping general public of Rs 829 crore. 46-year-old Kumar, a 1989-batch IPS officer, was arrested by the CBI in national capital from his apartment in South Delhi and produced before a judge here...
07:01 AM, May 03, 2012
Islamabad: Facing immense pressure from the Supreme Court to revive graft cases against Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani on Monday said the judiciary should let Parliament decide the Presidential immunity issue. In a reply submitted to the apex court over his indictment for contempt for failing to act on its orders to reopen corruption cases against Zardari in Switzerland, Gilani asked how the President of a sovereign...
05:12 PM, Mar 19, 2012
New Delhi: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Monday is expected to submit a detailed reply regarding writing to Swiss authorities to re-open graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. The Pakistan Supreme Court had given Gilani time till March 20 when it will decide whether or not to go ahead with a case of contempt against him. Gilani recently said that he would rather quit if that would...
06:46 AM, Mar 19, 2012
Lahore: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday said he was prepared to resign if the issue of approaching Swiss authorities for reopening graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari was resolved by his departure. "I will be happy if my quitting the post helps solve this issue," Gilani said while interacting with a group of reporters at his residence in Lahore this evening. Gilani referred to a "third option"...
01:27 AM, Mar 19, 2012
Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari enjoys full immunity from prosecution in criminal cases in Pakistan and abroad, one of the country's top lawyers said on Wednesday ahead of a crucial hearing in the Supreme Court on the issue of reopening graft cases against the President. Former minister Aitzaz Ahsan, who will appear as the Prime Minister's lawyer when Yousuf Raza Gilani faces an apex court bench on Thursday over a...
12:50 PM, Jan 18, 2012
![Pak govt says won't reopen Zardari graft cases]( "Pak govt says won't reopen Zardari graft cases")
The graft cases against Zardari in Switzerland and other countries were closed by Musharraf's regime under the NRO. ...
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