Adviser to the Prime Minister on Accountability Shahzad Akbar all the proceedings of the arbitration over Broadsheet’s claim had been held during the last two governments of PPP and PML-N. APP/File
ISLAMABAD: The controversy over UK-based asset recovery firm Broadsheet LLC echoed in the Senate on Monday, with Adviser to the Prime Minister on Accountability Shahzad Akbar chiding the PPP for making $1.5 million payment to a wrong company and the PML-N for keeping the August 2016 decision of the award in the Broadsheet case a secret.
Speaking in the Senate, Mr Akbar said the reason for the secrecy was obvious as Broadsheet had been paid $20.5m for the information the company had gathered about the Sharif family’s ill-gotten assets, including the Avenfield property.
Controversy over Broadsheet scandal echoes in Senate Dawn 19/01/2021 none@none.com (Iftikhar A. Khan)
ISLAMABAD: The controversy over UK-based asset recovery firm Broadsheet LLC echoed in the Senate on Monday, with Adviser to the Prime Minister on Accountability Shahzad Akbar chiding the PPP for making $1.5 million payment to a wrong company and the PML-N for keeping the August 2016 decision of the award in the Broadsheet case a secret.
Speaking in the Senate, Mr Akbar said the reason for the secrecy was obvious as Broadsheet had been paid $20.5m for the information the company had gathered about the Sharif family’s ill-gotten assets, including the Avenfield property.
Women’s property rights bill approved
Enforcement of Women’s Property Rights Amendment Bill 2020 was approved with a majority vote
ISLAMABAD:
The Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice has approved the Enforcement of Women’s Property Rights Amendment Bill 2020 with a majority vote.
The meeting, which was presided over by Muhammad Javed Abbasi, was attended by the officials of the Ministry of Law and Justice and Ministry of Religious Affairs.
Commenting on Farooq Naek’s bill, Abbasi observed that it was regarding the welfare and custodianship of children.
Opposing the bill, Ministry of Religious Affairs maintained that the courts made decisions on a case to case basis and that legislation on the matter could create religious issues.
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