Justice Isa off the hook, finally
SC with a majority vote allows review petitions filed against its June 19, 2020
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ISLAMABAD:
In a rare development, the Supreme Court with a majority of 6 to 4 has allowed the review petitions filed against its June 19, 2020 order for the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to conduct an inquiry into the foreign properties of the family members of apex court judge Qazi Faez Isa.
With this verdict, Justice Isa – who is in line to become the chief justice of Pakistan – is vindicated of the allegations leveled in a June 2020 presidential reference that claimed that the apex court judge had committed misconduct by not disclosing his family members foreign assets in his wealth statement.
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One suspect claimed to have confessed crime; given up names of accomplices
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SWABI:
The Swabi Police claimed on Thursday to have arrested two main shooters who of Swat Anti-Terrorism Court Justice Aftab Afridi, his wife and two children on April 4.
According to Swabi DPO Shoaib Khan, both the killers - identified as Muhammad Zakir Shah and Shehzad - had opened indiscriminate fire on the judge’s car near Ambar Interchange in Swabi, brutally martyring the four people.
“Zakir has confessed his crime before the court,” the DPO said, adding that during interrogation, the accused also gave up names of more accomplices.