Daily Archives: February 25, 2020
Invasion of mob in India, Mosque in Indian capital set ablaze as death toll from protests, army called over. Click on the link to see full news on BAADBAN TV
Islamabad, Feb 25, 2020: Honourable Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal, Chairman NAB chaired a meeting at NAB Headquarters. The meeting was attended by Deputy Chairman, NAB, PGA, DG Operations, DG Rawalpindi and other senior officers of NAB. During the meeting, it was decided to file an appeal in Honourable Supreme Court of Pakistan against the bail of Ahsan Iqbal and Shahid Khaqan Abbasi granted by Honourable Islamabad High Court.
پاکستان کے غریب ترین علاقے پارلیمنٹ لاجز میں رعایتی قیمتوں پر اشیاء کی فراہمی کے لئے یوٹیلٹی اسٹور کھول دیا گیا۔
Big decision of court, what did Shafqat Jaleel and Mian Jehangir did court erupted. Click on the link to see full news on BAADBAN TV
Important cabinet session, ministers were not present. PM took notice, Khalid Siddique and Basheer Cheema who comes in session constantly, both didn’t come in six sessions of cabinet. Click on the link to see full news on BAADBAN TV
IHC grants bail to PML-N leaders Ahsan Iqbal, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. Click on the link to see full news on BAADBAN TV
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court approved on Tuesday the bail of PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal and Shahid Khaqan Abbasi in their respective corruption references.
Ahsan Iqbal was granted bail against bonds worth Rs10 million in the Narowal Sports City corruption case, while the IHC gave bail to Shahid Abbasi in the LNG terminal case.
PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal was arrested in December by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) as he appeared before it in relation to the corruption case.
The IHC two-judge bench under Chief Justice IHC Athar Minullah heard the case today.
In the hearing, Additional Prosecutor General NAB opposed the bail, saying that if the suspect is granted bail then it can disrupt the case’s record.
During the arguments, Justice Minallah remarked that arresting a suspect to interrogate him shows incompetence on the part of the investigation officer and a suspect is innocent until the crime is proven against him.
The APG Nab then said that if the PML-N leader submits his passport and appears when summoned by the court then he has no objection.
NAB had begun investigating the complex in July 2018. It was built at the staggering cost of over Rs3,000 million.
The NAB investigation team also visited the Narowal Sports City project in November to secure records.
The mega venture was one of the primary projects developed under former minister for planning Ahsan Iqbal during the PML-N’s tenure.
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi granted bail in LNG case
IHC Justice Minallah heard the LNG terminal case on Tuesday, against the former prime minister and PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.
During the hearing, the judge stated that in the case Punjab Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) rules do not apply as public funds weren’t used.
“If in the matter public funds weren’t used then what is your case built upon?” said the judge.
To which the Additional Prosecutor NAB said that Abbasi abused his authority in the LNG terminal project, adding that the ministry handled the entire process, even excluding OGRA.
The court subsequently granted bail to Abbasi against bonds worth Rs10 million.
Last year, the Nab had arrested Shahid Khaqan Abbasi in an alleged case of corruption while awarding a multi-billion rupee import contract for LNG in 2013, when he was the minister for petroleum and natural resources.
Former Sectary Shafqat Jaleel’s big decision against Principal officer. Click on the link to see full news on BAADBAN TV
Punjab govt rejects Nawaz Sharif’s request for extension in bail, he has been brought from London. Few days back Baadban and Daily Post International has published news about meeting of Shareef family with RAW. Click on the link to see full news on BAADBAN TV
LAHORE: The Punjab government on Tuesday rejected the application of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif for further bail extension, stating that the PML-N supremo has failed to provide the required medical reports.
Speaking to the media after a meeting of the Punjab cabinet, Law Minister Raja Basharat said the government had repeatedly asked the PML-N leader to furnish his reports.
“He has not been admitted to any hospital since he went to London for treatment. We have repeatedly asked his physician Dr Adnan Khan about the cardiac procedure. Dr Adnan failed to give any particular date,” Basharat said.
“The Islamabad High Court had given eight weeks to Nawaz. In the last 16 weeks we have not received any new reports from London,” he added.
The Punjab law minister added that a special board was constituted by the chief minister which kept requesting for new reports to be sent. “No new reports were sent to despite multiple requests,” Basharat said, adding that some reports were received which were not satisfactory.
“After seven to eight observations, the board asked for new reports, however, the response we received from them was that the reports that had already been sent were conclusive and a decision should be taken on them,” he noted.
“Since no new reports were sent, the Punjab cabinet reached a decision on them and decided not to extend the bail,” Basharat said.
He added, “Rana Sanaullah came on the media a few days ago and said Nawaz would undergo a cardiac procedure on February 24, however, when we asked Dr Adnan, he refused to share a specific date and said the operation would be lined up in the next two to three weeks.”
As you can see no cardiac surgery has been done, he noted.
The law minister further said in light of the reports they had, the Punjab government took the decision to not extend the bail. “We will now write to the federal government about the Punjab government’s decision. The federal government will decide on further course of action.”
Health Minister Yasmeen Rashid said Nawaz has been in a stable condition since he left. “We have not received any fresh reports from Nawaz Sharif since he went to UK”, she said.
Nawaz has been in London since November last year after the Lahore High Court (LHC) granted him bail on medical grounds.
The court had permitted to remove Nawaz’s name from the Exit Control List without any conditions for a time period of four weeks.
In its decision, the LHC said that in case Nawaz’s health doesn’t improve then the time period can be extended, adding that the government officials will be able to contact Nawaz through the Pakistani embassy.