SC ruling brings grimace to faces of big guns
Pakistan
Cases of Zardari, Nawaz Sharif, Shehbaz Sharif, Yousuf Raza Gilani and others restored
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - After the Supreme Court's landmark verdict in the NAB laws' amendment case, the cases of several big guns including former president Asif Ali Zardari and former prime ministers Nawaz Sharif and Yousuf Raza Gilani have been restored.
The Toshakhana cases of Nawaz Sharif, Shehbaz Sharif, Asif Zardari and Yusuf Raza Gilani, and the Pink Residency reference against Zardari stand restored.
Former PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi's LNG case may be transferred from the Special Judge Central to the accountability court.
Similarly, the reference against former finance minister Shaukat Tareen also has been reinstated.
The Kidney Hill reference against Saleem Mandviwala and the assets beyond means reference against Ishaq Dar will also be transferred back to the accountability court.
The NAB reference against Murad Ali Shah will be transferred back to the accountability court. Rental power cases against former PM Raja Pervez Ashraf will also be re-energised.
Several cases have also been restored in the accountability courts of Lahore including Ramzan Sugar Mills reference against Shehbaz Sharif and Hamza Shahbaz, the Paragon Housing reference against Khwaja Saad Rafiq and Khwaja Salman Rafiq.
A three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial, declared 9 out of 10 clauses null and void.
In its decision, the Supreme Court has reinstated the cases against public figures and allowed NAB to investigate even corruption cases involving less than Rs500 million.
