Sheikh Rasheed warns Opposition of Broadsheet scandal s consequences
Pakistan
Fri, Jan 22, 2021
The Broadsheet LLC scandal and the government s probe over the latest revelations in the case will put the Opposition in a tough spot , Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed said Friday, as he dismissed their objections to the government s choice of committee head.
He was addressing a press conference in Karachi after PML-N rejected a probe panel established by the government, which is to be headed by former Supreme Court Justice Azmat Saeed.
The interior minister asked the Opposition that if they are against the appointment of Saeed, then would they rather have Malik Qayyum in his place.
Broadsheet LLC scandal: Govt appoints retired Justice Azmat Saeed to head inquiry committee
Pakistan
Justice (r) Sheikh Azmat Saeed. The News/via Geo.tv/Files
Retired Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed will head the inquiry committee on the Broadsheet case , confirms Information Minister Shibli Faraz Justice Saeed was part of the five-member larger Supreme Court bench that disqualified Nawaz Sharif
PM Imran Khan has set up a ministerial committee to probe the Broadsheet LLC scandal, Faraz had revealed earlier
ISLAMABAD: The PTI-led federal government has appointed a former judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, retired Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed, as the head of the inquiry committee tasked to probe the Broadsheet LLC scandal.
Retired Justice Azmat Saeed to head govt s probe into Broadsheet LLC scandal
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Justice (r) Sheikh Azmat Saeed. Geo.tv/Files
Retired Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed will head the inquiry committee on the Broadsheet case , Info Minister Shibli Faraz says
PM Imran Khan has set up a ministerial committee to probe the Broadsheet LLC scandal, Faraz had revealed earlier
Sources said PM Imran Khan directed the committee to make public the facts in the scandal involving the asset recovery firm and NAB
ISLAMABAD: A former judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, retired Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed, has been appointed as the head of the PTI-led government s inquiry committee that will probe the
Govt appoints Justice (r) Azmat Saeed as head of Broadsheet inquiry committee
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Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed served as Supreme Court judge for seven years
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Federal government on Thursday appointed Justice (r) Azmat Saeed Sheikh as head of the Broadsheet inquiry committee.
Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed served as Supreme Court judge for seven years and was part of the bench which handled numerous high profile cases including Panama case.
Justice Azmat was sworn in as SC judge on 01 June 2012. He was administered the oath by the then Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.
Justice Saeed was first enrolled as an advocate of the Lahore High Court (LHC) in 1981 and was subsequently promoted to advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Justice Saeed also served as special prosecutor of the Ehtesab Bureau in 1997 and was a member of the legal team prosecuting many high-profile cases at the LHC.
Ex-SC judge Azmat Saeed to head Broadsheet Inquiry
Members of probe panel will be appointed after consultation
Former Supreme Court judge Azmat Saeed Sheikh. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD:
Former Supreme Court judge Azmat Saeed Sheikh will lead the inquiry commission to examine the circumstances relating to the Broadsheet agreement and subsequent arbitration proceedings that resulted in substantial loss to the national exchequer, said Information Minister Shibli Faraz on Thursday.
Science and Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry also said that “Prime Minister Imran Khan has appointed Justice (retd) Azmat Saeed as head of the Broadsheet inquiry committee”, adding that the remaining members of the committee would be appointed with Justice (retd) Saeed’s consultation.