Posts Tagged ‘NRO’
Swiss case back in public glare
Posted by: magpk on: December 18, 2009
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court verdict on NRO will bring the 11-year-old SGS corruption reference against President Asif Zardari and late Benazir Bhutto to public glare once again, legal circles say. In the reference, Ms Bhutto, Asif Zardari and their agent Jens Schlegelmilch were alleged to have received $60 million in kickbacks from SGS in exchange [...]
Govt under pressure over NRO ministers
Posted by: magpk on: December 18, 2009
A spokesman for the prime minister said on Thursday that the government had “started consulting legal experts for the implementation” of the verdict, while President Asif Ali Zardari convened a meeting of PPP’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) on Saturday to discuss the judgment’s fallout. Presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar told journalists that President Zardari and MQM [...]
Defence minister barred from taking off for China
Posted by: magpk on: December 18, 2009
ISLAMABAD, Dec 17: After the Supreme Court verdict on the NRO, Defence Minister Ch Ahmed Mukhtar had to shelve his important China visit due to the inclusion of his name on the Exit Control List (ECL). The defence minister was scheduled to go to China along with Naval chief Admiral Nauman Bashir to participate in [...]
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