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In the wake of the suo moto notice taken by Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Chaudhry and the subsequent revelations in the media, the government annulled the appointment of Adnan Khawaja as Managing Director Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), only a day after he assumed the charge. Sources said that the PM issued special directives to withdraw the appointment and ordered Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Naveed Qamar to make appointment on the said post on merit. It is mention worthy that Adnan Khawaja was the co-accused in a corruption case filed by NAB under Section 10 of the NAB Ordinance. He was convicted in that case with two-year rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs two lakh. He was also disqualified for a period of ten years from seeking or being elected, chosen, appointed or nominated as member of any public office, any statuary or local authority of government of Pakistan or granted any financial facilities in the form of any loan by any government bank.On Wednesday (yesterday), Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry took a suo moto notice of the reported appointment of Adnan A. Khawaja as Chairman OGDCL by the government. The Islamabad High Court set aside the judgment of the Accountability Court after giving the benefit of NRO to Adnan Khawaja on December 4, 2008. In view of the apex courts verdict declaring the NRO null and void, all such cases stand revived. The court also served notice on NAB and Khawaja to appear and explain his position as to whether presently his appeal has been decided or not by the High Court.
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