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The Supreme Court observed that quantity of narcotic substance recovered is a relevant factor that can be taken into account for imposing higher than the minimum punishment under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
The bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah observed that the Court has a wide discretion to impose the sentence/imprisonment ranging between 10 years to 20 years and while imposing such sentence/imprisonment in addition, the Court may also take into consideration factor as it may deem fit other than the factors enumerated in Section 32B (a) to (f) of the Act.
NAB launches inquiry against powerful bureaucrat of Sindh
National
December 18, 2020
KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau has initiated an inquiry against a powerful bureaucrat of the Sindh government and former head of the Sindh Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) Muhammad Rafiq Qureshi.
Rafiq Qureshi’s name was also included in the infamous ‘fake bank accounts’ case probed by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) against 172 top politicians, bureaucrats and bankers.
In a recent development, the NAB Karachi has approached different Revenue Officers, including the deputy commissioners of Karachi’s East, South and Malir districts, to get details of the properties of Muhammad Rafiq Qureshi and his five close family members, including wife, two daughters and a son.
NAB launches inquiry against powerful Sindh bureaucrat
National
December 18, 2020
KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau has initiated an inquiry against a powerful bureaucrat of the Sindh government and former head of the Sindh Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) Muhammad Rafiq Qureshi.
Rafiq Qureshi’s name was also included in the infamous ‘fake bank accounts’ case probed by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) against 172 top politicians, bureaucrats and bankers.
In a recent development, the NAB Karachi has approached different Revenue Officers, including the deputy commissioners of Karachi’s East, South and Malir districts, to get details of the properties of Muhammad Rafiq Qureshi and his five close family members, including wife, two daughters and a son.