Rehman Maliks pleas against sentences rejected

Lahore High Court has rejected the appeals filed by Federal Interior Minister Rehman A Malik challenging the sentences announced by accountability courts in different references on Monday. It should be mentioned that Accountability courts declared three-year sentences for not appearing in two different cases. At the outset of the case, the court suspended his sentences on his plea and granted him bail. The legal experts said the sentences meted out to Malik stood as restored technically after his appeals for the repeal of the sentences were discharged by the court and he might be arrested. Intra-institutional clash imminent: Haroon RashidSenior analyst Haroon Rashid, while talking to Dunya News, noted that Rehman Malik is a burden for the government in wake of courts decision. He feared that clash among the institution is imminent, adding that the government should be aware of the fact that the public endorsed courts and not the former in this regard. Rehman could be nabbed: Khalid RanjhaSenior legal expert Khalid Ranjha, while talking to Dunya News, said that Rehman Malik could be arrested after the court decision. He maintained that the ruling showed that the judiciary is free and could not be pressurized. He, however, added that only the apex court could suspend the ruling, but Supreme Court could only accept the plea only after Rehman surrenders.