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SC admits existence of memo, says petitions admissible

December 30, 2011

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The Supreme Court while reserving its judgment on the Memogate case on Friday admitted the existence of a memorandum and that the petitions filed by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif and others are admissible.
The court has released a short order and will release a detailed order later.
Earlier, while heading a nine-member bench, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said that the court has not attributed anything to former Ambassador to the United States Hussain Haqqani, adding that the court is not against anyone.
The CJ said that the court has the authority to intervene if the state has violated rights in the Memogate case. He said that the Parliamentary Committee on National Security cannot stop the court from investigating the Memogate scandal.
The CJ observed that anyone who files a petition in the court does not necessarily do that for political interests and that person might be an informant.
He made this statement in a reply to Haqqani’s Counsel Asma Jehangir’s earlier statement that the Memogate scandal was a ‘political issue’ and that anyone could try to mislead the court. She had questioned the maintainability of the petitions filed in the court.
Nawaz Sharif’s lawyer Rasheed A Rizvi has compiled all the evidences. Rizvi told the court that the procedures of law will be implemented in a better way in the Supreme Court rather than the parliamentary committee. He added that on one hand the government has termed the memorandum as a piece of paper, and on the other hand they have called for an inquiry.

22 COMMENTS

Basharat Jazbi December 30, 2011 at 17:43

it must b investigate properly good decision by court well com
Ayyaz Rana December 30, 2011 at 17:43

Court is against PPP!! This is all because of Siraiki provine!! Ishaq dar must be ashamed of his remarks against people of Pakistan!!
Mohammad Mitha December 30, 2011 at 17:48

Thank you for changing the spelling of pAtitions!
Saadi Malik December 30, 2011 at 17:57

y wud the court be against Seraiki province? such a stupid chain of thought
Hassan December 30, 2011 at 18:18

Asma the same old lady who met baal thakrey in safron dress. A traitor i must say..
- tariq December 30, 2011 at 20:22
  
  does meeting a person with different or extreme views make asma a traitor.it takes intolerance to new heights. are you sure you are not being extreeist. what mockery have we made of ourselves.
- Parvez Mahmud December 31, 2011 at 07:28
  
  She is no lady but she does have a place in an asylum.
Amjad Cheema December 30, 2011 at 18:44

This was well expected, nothing can go against generals from this supreme Court.
- Anon December 31, 2011 at 00:02
  
  point…
Aisha ALI December 30, 2011 at 20:18

MAY GOD GIVE SCP-JUDICIARY THE GREAT COURAGE TO SAVE PAKISTAN.PLEASE BAN PRESIDENT TO CONDUCT HIMSELF POLITICAL-PARTISAN AGAINST CONSTITUTION AND OATH OF HIS OFFICE LIABLE FOR LEGAL; ACTION.COUNTRY IS SINKING.
- Nazir K Ali December 31, 2011 at 09:05
  
  You are 100 percent correct. Supreme Court is active and impartial. Salams to our beautiful country Pakistan
tariq December 30, 2011 at 20:36

by siding with military nawaz and supreme court losing their credibility………
- Anon December 31, 2011 at 00:05
  
  it did – for real…
- Parvez Mahmud December 31, 2011 at 07:24
  
  Haqqani's credibility is spotless?
krahim December 30, 2011 at 21:41

The truth shall always prevail no matter how we think with our myopic view about the Supreme Court as some intellectual wish us to see!
Dhot1_wala December 30, 2011 at 22:03

I am only amused by the role of "Massi Moosebatheey. ASAMA" who in the past gathered lots of Notoo from foreign NGOs in the name of awards and recognition rewards now has to pay them back by representing a self proclaimed intellectual cum agent.

there is no free lunch in this world -Madam :))))
AqeelYounis December 30, 2011 at 22:39

Every traitor should be hanged including this bloody shit Asma Jahangir. InshahALLAH Pakistani will hang all the traitors very soon in the streets and no one will be there to arrange their funeral even; would be put on the garbage pots..
Best of Luck Traitors; you do your best to Break Pakistan and InshahALLAH we will sacrifice our everything to save this; let's see who WINS.
ALLAH HU AKBAR (azwajul)
Labaik Ya RASOOL ALLAH (azwajul wa salalaho alaihai wasalam)
Mohammad Mitha December 30, 2011 at 22:39

You mean petitions. Shockingly poor journalism.
Aftab Kenneth Wilson December 30, 2011 at 23:50

So now our SC has declared that our boys in uniform are supreme than both the judiciary and the parliament. This verdict is to satisfy both their man in Raiwind and Jack Boots. Strangely all 9 Judges were on one page.
Shahid Malik December 31, 2011 at 00:33

It was expected. CJP cannot refuse the main Petitioner. Another black day in our judicial history.
rafiq December 31, 2011 at 04:34

I failed to understand the criteria of management ,sometimes abuse language is used and it is posted.Sorry. Is there some leaning.
Nazir K Ali December 31, 2011 at 09:18

Viva Supreme Court! What is the competence and effectiveness of a non judicial parliamentary committe; on any subject, against the Supreme Court of a country? Or for that matter against a lower court also. The Parliamentary Committee on National Security is more of a diversion from the actual issue. They cannot decide with effect on the cause, meaning they cannot give out any punishment, like removing from the post, party, annulment of membership of the NA or Senate. Salams to Pakistan