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February 3, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) Tuesday ordered shifting of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the main accused in the murder case of US journalist Daniel Pearl, to a government rest house, and providing him facilities for a normal life, but without access to outside world through telephone, internet, etc.
A three-member SC bench, headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial, heard the appeal, field by the Sindh government challenging an order passed by the Sindh High Court on December 24, 2020, regarding release of all four accused including Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, detained by the provincial government.
The court, in its order, noted down both the Attorney General and the Advocate General Sindh have expressed that if the detenue is released, he will either be taken away or may disappear.
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Tuesday ordered the shifting of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the main accused in the murder case of US journalist Daniel Pearl, to a government rest house, and providing.
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Tuesday ordered shifting of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the main accused in the murder case of US journalist Daniel Pearl, to a government rest house, and providing him.
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February 3, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed has said that if the government doesn’t withdraw the Presidential Reference, the apex court will give its advice.
A five-member larger bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed and comprising Justice Mushir Alam, Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Yahyah Afridi and Justice Ijazul Ahsan resumed the hearing in the Presidential Reference.
Continuing his arguments, Attorney-General Khalid Javed submitted that the political parties earlier favouring holding of Senate elections through an open ballot were now opposing and creating hurdles to the process. “It is the obligation of the federal government that to ensure transparency in the elections, it is the desire of the government to hold the Senate elections through an open ballot, however, the market has been set for selling the horses for the elections.”
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February 3, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed has said that if the government doesn’t withdraw the Presidential Reference, the apex court will give its advice.
A five-member larger bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed and comprising Justice Mushir Alam, Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Yahyah Afridi and Justice Ijazul Ahsan resumed the hearing in the Presidential Reference.
Continuing his arguments, Attorney-General Khalid Javed submitted that the political parties earlier favouring holding of Senate elections through an open ballot were now opposing and creating hurdles to the process.
“It is the obligation of the federal government that to ensure transparency in the elections, it is the desire of the government to hold the Senate elections through an open ballot, however, the market has been set for selling the horses for the elections.”