No ‘lie-detection’ for Haqqani

Justice Umar Ata Bandial of Lahore High Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking court orders for conducting a poly-graphic Lie Detection Test (LDT) of former Pakistan ambassador to US Hussain Haqqani to know the ‘truth’ in the memogate scandal. The judge also warned the petitioner-lawyer against filing petitions on the basis of mere ‘assumptions’ because it wasted the precious time of the court. The civil miscellaneous (CM) application for poly-graphic test was filed by Barrister Javed Iqbal Jaffery in his a pending petition to place Haqqani’s name on the Exit Control List (ECL). He said that the lie detection test was necessary to resolve the controversy of memogate against the Pakistan Army. On previous hearing court had asked him to give arguments on Dec 19 regarding the ‘reliability’ of poly-graphic lie detection test to get a “true” statement from an accused person but the petitioner started levelling allegations against Haqqani.
Reply on joint exam centres for boys, girls sought: LHC Justice Farrukh Arfan Khan on Monday sought a reply from the Punjab Education secretary by January 16 on a petition challenging two consecutive papers being taken of students in the board examination of class 5 and 8. The petition was filed by Teacher Association representative Basher Mubashar Hussan, in public interest, submitting that two papers in a day was unjust for the students and a majority of them fail to pass the examinations due to lack of time for two papers’ preparation. He also submitted that the Education Department has set up joint examination centres for male and female students, which, he said, were causing trouble for many girls who were disturbed by the presence of boys at the centre. The judge, in his remarks, said that board exam of small children was surprising in itself. The court sought a reply from the education secretary and adjourned the hearing till January 16.
Police granted 2 days to submit reply on Sapna Khan case: AD&SJ Aziz Ulah Khan on Monday granted two days to the Nawab Town Police for the submission of reply in a petition filed by Muhammad Ameen Khan, brother of actress Sapna Khan, seeking the registration of a criminal case against former Punjab chief minister Dost Muhammad Khosa and his companions.
Muhammad Ameen Khan has submitted in his petition that on November 9, he was on the way to his home when he met some unidentified persons who claimed that they were side kicks of Dost Muhammad and have been sent by Haider Bukhari and Rana Tanveer Ahmad on behalf of Dost Muhammad to convey the message that if his father Misal Khan did not withdraw his petition against theformer CM, his family would be murdered.
He further submitted that some suspicious persons continuously wandered around his house and could hurt his family.
The petitioner prayed the court pass an order for the registration of a criminal case against the said unidentified persons.
Earlier, the Johar Town Police had submitted reply in the court that the incident mentioned in the petition took place beyond their jurisdiction. The matter relates to the Nawab Town Police Station.
The court then summoned the Nawab Town Police station house officer (SHO) who sought time for the preparation of a reply, thus the court adjourned the hearing, granting two days to the Nawab Town Police.
Physical remand of Raja Riaz extended: An accountability court on Monday extended the physical remand of Raja Riaz, the owner of Raja Centre, Main Market, Gulberg, till December 20.
The accused, who was an absconder since 2002, had been arrested from his residence in Defence over the charges of embezzlement of millions of rupees in a co-operative institute.
The court, while extending the remand, directed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) authorities to complete the investigation by the next date of hearing
National Saving Centre staffer convicted: An accountability court on Monday convicted former National Saving Centre (NSC), Multan staffer Sabtain Gardezi, for two years with a fine of Rs 0.7 million.
The accused was involved in a reference of misappropriation of Rs 0.66 million in the NSC accounts.
According to details, a reference had been filed in the accountability court that Sabtain Gardezi, while posted in the NSC, Multan, misappropriated Rs 0.66 million through fake documents.