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Swiss cases a dead issue; AG tells SC
ISLAMABAD: Attorney General of Pakistan told the Supreme Court (SC) that no letter was sent to Swiss officials for the cases concerning President Asif Ali Zardari, Geo News reported Thursday.
The court bristling at this government step, summoned the Federal Law Secretary and Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
A five-member SC bench headed by Justice Nasirul Mulk heard the NRO implementation case and a case regarding illegal promotion of Riaz Sheikh, the FIA official.
The court queried whether the sentence awarded to Riaz was completed or not. The AG was sought to answer on this along with the report on the NRO implementation case.
The AG Maulvi Anwarul Haq presented a written response of the Law Secretary to the court. According to the statement, the matter relating Swiss cases came to an end; hence, there is no need for further correspondence.
On this, Justice Raja Fayyaz said the government is not taking the matter regarding implementing SC’s verdict on the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO), adding how many years government wants to take in its implementation.
Justice Jawwad Owais Khawja said the AG may keep saying anything of choice, adding he asked the AG as to the stumbling block in the implementation, so that these hurdles could be removed.
Justice Nasirul Mulk said asked the AG whether Swiss officials were contacted after SC verdict on the NRO on December 16. The AG replied in negation.
The court summoned the NAB Chairman and the Law Secretary for not writing any letter to Swiss officials and later on, adjourned the hearing till May 13.
Courtesy www.Geo.tv