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| Ownership of London flats yet to be established: SC |
| 2017-01-21 |
| [NATION.PK] The Supreme Court observed today that it was yet to be established whether the Sharifs owned their London properties before 2006. JI lawyer who began his submission Friday said that Sharif family’s assets grew manifold in the reign of Pakistain Moslem League-Nawaz (PML-N). The court asked: "Is there any rule that prohibits PM from having own business? If not, then why you are dragging the court on just assumptions". The counsel replied that there is no such law. Justice Khosa, who is heading a five-judge larger bench of the apex court in Panamagate case, told Jamaat-e-Islami ... The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an independentbranch there since 1975. It maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores... counsel Taufiq Asif that unless the conflict of interest was established mere allegations of the premier’s involvement in business would not take the petitioner anywhere. Justice Ijazul Ahsan asked the JI counsel whether there was any code of conduct prohibiting the prime minister from partaking in business activities while remaining in office. The JI counsel insisted that the premier's speech in the national assembly be considered a confessional statement. "The prime minister's speech should be taken to be a confession. There is no other way," he asserted. Justice Ijaz remarked that explanations on personal allegations against the premier could be demanded at the National Assembly. When the counsel referred to the Zafar Ali Shah case judgment, Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan observed that this was a submission by the AGP that could not be used against the Sharifs. Another judge. Justice Azmat Saeed Sheikh told the JI counsel that they can not deliver a verdict on the basis of assumptions. |
| Posted by:Fred |