LAHORE: The Lahore High Court Monday reserved judgment on a petition seeking the registration of a case against former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for handing over Mir Aimal Kansi to American, where he was executed.
The petition was filed by Pir Ally Immrawn Saher Essraphel through Barrister Iqbal Jafree.
The petition stated that Aimal Kansi had nothing to do with the murder of the two CIA employees in 1993; the government however extradited him on the mere allegation of his involvement in the crime. The petition added that in 1998, Nawaz Sharif received a phone call from the US foreign minister which led to the extradition of Kansi.
Jaffery stated that the conviction and execution of Kansi were acts of brutality. “A case should be lodged against Nawaz Sharif and he should be ordered to pay 78,60,000 pounds for the illegally extradition of Kansi. Kansi should be declared a national hero and his body should be excavated from his grave so that he can be given a state burial.
The government should also issue an official apology for his illegal extradition”. The council stated that a modern art museum, a free hospital and a university of human rights should be constructed and run in Quetta from the damages paid by Nawaz Sharif.
Habibullah Warriach: Local Judicial Magistrate Irfan Basra on Monday sentenced former minister of state for defense Habibullah Warriach, his cousin and seven others to jail on corruption worth Rs 1.68 billion. While in cabinet, Warriach and his cousin purchased hundreds of acres of government owned land at Rs: 200,000 per acre and sold it to the National Insurance Corporation (NIC) for Rs 22,00,000 per acre thereby inflicting a loss of Rs 1.68 billion to the exchequer.
Warriach also defaulted on a loan of Rs 550 million. Warriach was arrested by the FIA from his residence after the Supreme Court took suo motu notice of his corruption. On arrest, the FIA froze his bank account and seized his property amounting to Rs 100 million.
The accused were produced before the court by the FIA, on the expiration of their 14 day physical remand
Hamaish Khan: An accountability court on Monday extended the judicial remand of former president Bank of Punjab (BOP) Hamaish Khan, till November 29. American nationality holder Hamaish Khan is accused of involvement in the BOP fraud case in which Rs 12 billion were embezzled.
He is alleged to have illegally issued loans of Rs 6.20 billion to Haris Steel Mills and Haider Steel Mills. During the proceeding counsel of the accused Mahmood A. Sheikh stated that the NAB is using delaying tactics to coerce the accused, which is proved by the fact that the NAB has failed to file a reference against the accused even though more than two years have passed since the initiation of investigations.
LHC reserves judgment on Ajmal Kansi’s extradition case
