INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Authors: TheIndianSubcontinent News Agency
Asghar Khan case: SC dismisses review petitions of Aslam Beg, Asad
DurraniISLAMABAD: Supreme Court has dismissed review petition of former army chief Mirza Aslam Beg and former DG ISI Asad Durrani in Asghar
A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Saqib Nisar heard the review petitions
The chief justice called Attorney General to the court and asked him why Asghar Khan case verdict, delivered in October 2012, had not been
The attorney general requested the apex court to grant him a couple of days to have updates about the progress made in the case
The court, however, rejected his request and asked him to submit details by 10pm
Later, the top court rejected review petitions of Mirza Aslam Beg and Asad Durrani and issued a notice of DG FIA and adjourning the hearing
The case has once again come into the limelight at a time when the plaintiff Asghar Khan, former president Ghulam Ishaq Khan, former premier
Benazir Bhutto, former interior minister Major General (retd) Naseerullah Babar and a key witness Abdul Hafeez Pirzada are no more in this
world.When the hearing resumed, the CJP asked the former COAS to begin his arguments if he has not engaged any lawyer
On this, Beg requested time to prepare for the case saying he was informed about the case a couple of days ago.The chief justice refused to
grant more time and told the former chief that the hearing would not be adjourned at any cost.In 1996, Asghar Khan wrote a letter to
the-then chief justice of Pakistan Nasim Hassan Shah alleging that Ghulam Ishaq Khan, General Aslam Beg, DG ISI Lt
Gen Asad Durrani and ex-Habib Bank Sindh chief and Mehran Bank owner Younis Habib had doled out Rs140 million among several politicians
the-then chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry declaring that the 1990 elections were rigged
The court had ordered the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to investigate the fraudulent elections and initiate legal proceedings against
The apex court on Friday approved the petitions for hearing and sent notices to the affected parties
Khan, who passed away in January this year, was represented in the Supreme Court by renowned lawyer Salman Akram Raja.PTI leaders
@fawadchaudhry and @AbrarUlHaqPK visited Services Hospital and wished speedy recovery for @betterpakistan
They presented flowers to his son from PTI.JIT to probe attackA five-member joint investigation team was formed to launch a probe into the
On representative each from IB and ISI will be part of the JIT
Police also detained the organizer of the corner meeting for his failure to inform the law enforcement agencies
