Former Army Chief Mirza Aslam Beg on Wednesday moved Supreme Court (SC) to review its ruling in Asghar Khan case regarding the political funding by the premier spy agency of the country in the run up to 1990 elections.
Aslam Beg said in his petition filed today that he was not offered a fair chance to defend himself before the bench; hence, he should be heard at length again.
The former army chief stressed, “Whatever I did, was at the behest of the supreme commander. And, in case of non-compliance, the disciplinary action might have ensued against him.”
It should be mentioned here that earlier on Monday (October 19), the federal government also requested the court to review the ruling in the same case, seeking to expunge the remarks about the president in the verdict.
On last Saturday, the federal government filed the same review petition but the institution branch of the apex court turned down to take the petition due to non-inclusion of Rs10,000 court fee over the plea.
The government, in this petition, contended that the Office of the President of Pakistan is a political office, and election thereto is required to be held in accordance with the Constitution.
Filed under Article 188 of the Constitution through Deputy Attorney General Dil Muhammad Khan Alizai, the Law Ministry contended that the president was elected by a large number of members of an electoral college, comprising the National Assembly, Senate, and all the four provincial assemblies.
The SC should see reason and be sensible this time.
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