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January 25, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan pledged to pay Rs5.6 billion to five international law firms from 2003 to 2009 to dig out the looted money allegedly stashed by Pakistani nationals especially Asif Zardari, Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif into their accounts abroad, informed officials told Geo News Sunday.
The disclosure comes at a time when the federal government has formed a judicial commission to probe a shady NAB-Broadsheet deal. Background meetings with officials, some of them are no longer part of NAB presently, and official record seen by Geo News revealed that the top management of NAB engaged M/s Kendall Freeman on fee of £1,266,066.13 (current Rs278.2 million), M/s Baker Associates, £201,919.08 (current Rs44.3 million) and £22,704,509.64 (current Rs4.9 billion), M/s Python and Peter Sheferly $1,908,982 (current Rs306.3 million), M/s J Olleros €53,001.50 4 (current Rs10.3 million), €122,353.74 (current Rs. 23.9 million) and M/s Lalive for an amoun
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January 25, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan pledged to pay Rs5.6 billion to five international law firms from 2003 to 2009 to dig out the looted money allegedly stashed by Pakistani nationals especially Asif Zardari, Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif into their accounts abroad, informed officials told Geo News Sunday.
The disclosure comes at a time when the federal government has formed a judicial commission to probe a NAB-Broadsheet deal. Background meetings with officials, some of them are no longer part of NAB presently, and official record seen by Geo News revealed that the top management of NAB engaged M/s Kendall Freeman on fee of £1,266,066.13 (current Rs278.2 million), M/s Baker Associates, £201,919.08 (current Rs44.3 million) and £22,704,509.64 (current Rs4.9 billion), M/s Python and Peter Sheferly $1,908,982 (current Rs306.3 million), M/s J Olleros €53,001.50 4 (current Rs10.3 million), €122,353.74 (current Rs. 23.9 million) and M/s Lalive for an amount of $
Discussion on Illegal transfer of population to IIOJK organised
Islamabad
January 20, 2021
Islamabad:Centre for Law & National Security (CLNS) in collaboration with The Millennium Universal College (TMUC) organised a panel discussion on ‘Illegal Transfer of Population to Indian occupied Kashmir and International Law’ at TMUC Auditorium, H-11/4 here, says a press release.
This discussion focused on India’s violation of international law and lawfare options for Pakistan. The discussion served as the basis for providing concrete recommendations with respect to way forward for Pakistan regarding the Kashmir dispute.
The President of Azad Jammu & Kashmir Sardar Masood Khan attended this special event as the chief guest. The guest panel comprised intellectuals, academics, executive directors, Parliamentary secretary, including Ahmer Bilal Soofi, advocate of Supreme Court of Pakistan; Jamal Aziz; Justice (r) Ali Nawaz Chowhan, Maj. Gen. (r) Muhammad Samreiz Salik HI(M) former d
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January 19, 2021
WASHINGTON: Attempting to break away from the two companies it had hired to investigate the Bhutto and Sharif families and many others, the National Accountability Bureau paid 1.5 million pounds and then again 1.5 million dollars under the settlement agreements; except that the latter amount was paid to a sham company and that too knowingly to cheat Broadsheet LLC.
The judgment from the ‘Broadsheet vs NAB’ arbitration case shows that the NAB made two payments under the Settlement Agreement, totaling 1.5 million dollars to accounts which appear to have been controlled by Jerry James, by then the unauthorized person who had incorporated another Colorado company which he had also named “Broadsheet LLC”. The actual company was Broadsheet LLC, an Isle of Man entity. The arbitration court did not find this as a simple mistake but declared it a deliberate move to financially defraud the original Broadsheet LLC.