Islamabad: A day after his resounding defeat in Pakistan's general election, former premier Raja Pervez Ashraf was on Monday barred from leaving the country over allegations of corruption in setting up power projects. The Federal Investigation Agency directed authorities in airports to prevent Ashraf and several others accused of wrongdoing in the rental power projects scam from leaving Pakistan.
Earlier, the National Accountability Bureau Pakistan's main anti-corruption agency had decided to file a case over the rental power projects after the May 11, 2013 polls. In March 2013, the Supreme Court had issued a contempt of court notice to Ashraf for trying to influence the court by writing a letter to Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry seeking the setting up of a commission to investigate the scam. The rental power projects were mooted by the outgoing Pakistan People s Party-led government as a solution to the country's crippling energy crisis.
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12:16 AM, May 14, 2013
Islamabad: Pervez Musharraf's nomination papers for a parliamentary constituency in the port city of Karachi were rejected on Sunday while his papers for another seat in northern Pakistan were accepted by election authorities. Election officials rejected the former military ruler's papers for parliamentary constituency number 250 in Karachi. Jamaat-e-Islami leader Niyamatullah Khan, who intends to contest the May 11 polls from the same seat, had on Saturday objected to Musharraf's...
01:30 PM, Apr 07, 2013
A petition filed by fiery cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri seeking reconstitution of the Pakistan's Election Commission was dismissed on February 13 by the Supreme Court following a heated exchange in the courtroom between him and Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry. ...
12:28 PM, Feb 14, 2013
To Pakistan's ruling party, a firebrand cleric camped outside parliament with thousands of protesters is looking more and more like the harbinger of their worst fear: a plan by the military to engineer a "soft coup". In their eyes, Muhammad Tahirul Qadri seems like the perfect candidate for such a mission. A practised orator who has electrified crowds with his anti-corruption rhetoric, the doctor of Islamic law leapt into action...
11:09 AM, Jan 17, 2013
Islamabad: Pakistan's army chief warned on Monday, in a veiled challenge to the Supreme Court, that any efforts to undermine the military and "draw a wedge" between it and its citizens would not be tolerated. Chief Supreme Court Judge Iftikhar Chaudhry ruled last month that the military must stop interfering in politics, a rare challenge to Pakistan's powerful generals. The ruling has stoked tensions between the court and the military,...
10:54 PM, Nov 05, 2012
Islamabad: Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry on Sunday observed that Pakistani TV channels were "spreading vulgarity" and sought a record of all programmes against the judiciary as the Supreme Court heard an application against obscenity on television. During proceedings on the application filed by former judge Wajihuddin Ahmed and former Jamaat-e-Islami chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed, the Chief Justice contended that the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority was doing nothing to prevent...
07:59 PM, Aug 06, 2012
Islamabad: Raja Parvez Ashraf, a stalwart of the ruling PPP, on Friday became Pakistan's new Prime Minister as the country struggled to come out of its latest political crisis. Ashraf was administered the oath of office by President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday night, hours after he was elected as the new Prime Minister by the National Assembly. A new federal Cabinet was also sworn in at the Presidency, where...
11:51 PM, Jun 22, 2012
Islamabad: A Pakistani real estate tycoon on Tuesday accused the chief justice of turning a blind eye to his son's alleged corrupt financial practices, in a scandal that could damage one of the few public figures willing to take on the powerful military. Malik Riaz, who fashions himself as a billionaire philanthropist, said he had given almost $3.6 million in bribes to Arsalan Iftikhar, son of Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry....
01:08 PM, Jun 13, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan's Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry on June 7 recused himself from a case against his son Arsalan Iftikhar, who allegedly received up to Rs 400 million from tycoon Malik Riaz Hussain to influence cases in the apex court. The Chief Justice made the decision when a three-judge bench headed by him resumed hearing the suo moto case against his son this afternoon. Attorney General Irfan Qadir again...
04:09 PM, Jun 07, 2012
London: Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and Pakistan's Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry have been awarded the prestigious International Jurists Award 2012. Yadav, former defence minister and ex-chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, was selected for the award for his unflinching "contribution to the advancement of the bar and the bench." "His support to the development of the legal fraternity is unparalleled in the world," said the citation read out at...
11:24 AM, May 29, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notices to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's son Ali Musa and a top bureaucrat in a case relating to alleged irregularities in the import of a large amount of chemical Ephedrine, commonly known as "poor man's cocaine" and used to make a medicine for colds, flu and asthma. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry ordered Ali Musa Gilani and Principal...
05:24 PM, Apr 10, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry on Monday said former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, a "proclaimed offender" in the Benazir Bhutto assassination case, could not be given another opportunity for further hearing as he failed to appear before the court and surrender. Chaudhry made the remarks when a three-judge bench led by him resumed hearing a petitioned filed by slain former premier Bhutto's ex-protocol officer Chaudhry Muhammad Aslam, who has...
08:24 PM, Apr 09, 2012
Islamabad: American businessman Mansoor Ijaz, the main accuser in the memo scandal, has said he is willing to come to Pakistan to testify on the issue if Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry provides an assurance about his security, according to a media report on Monday. Ijaz made the demand in an email written to the Chief Justice, Geo News channel reported. Ijaz said the Chief Justice should give an...
12:33 PM, Jan 31, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan's Supreme Court has issued notices to the heads of the ISI and the Military Intelligence besides other senior officials to explain the circumstances that led to the death of four men while allegedly in the custody of security agencies. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry issued the notices on Wednesday after admitting a petition filed by a woman whose three sons were picked up by...
01:02 PM, Jan 26, 2012
CJ Iftikhar Chaudhry had ordered a hearing into the public flogging of the girl. ...
12:55 AM, Apr 06, 2009
Chaudhry, other members of SC Bar association to resume on Tuesday. ...
09:17 AM, Mar 22, 2009
Dealers say volume will start building at the Karachi Stock Exchange. ...
10:41 AM, Mar 16, 2009
Lawyers plan 'long march' to Islamabad to press for deposed judge's restoration. ...
11:49 AM, Mar 11, 2009
Townsville: An unbeaten century by Under-19s skipper Unmukt Chand led India to the quadrangular tournament title in Australia, beating the hosts by seven wickets in the final on Sunday. The visitors overpowered the Australians by chasing down a modest 195-run target with 44 balls to spare. India, though, should thank the format to be in the final. The four-team tournament featured a semi-final stage. So despite losing all three league...
04:38 PM, May 12, 2008
Lahore: Discarded Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal has decided to skip Pentangular Cup - one of the country's premier domestic events - in order to regain his place in the national team. Kamran got permission to skip the Pentangular Cup tournament that began at different venues in Pakistan on Thursday and play in Bangladesh Premier League in order to regain his place in the national team. Dropped from the Pakistan team...
11:28 AM, Apr 13, 2008
