NRO verdict: Rehman Malik’s eligibility challenged

Petitioner requests court to declare Malik ineligible since cases against him have been revived since NRO verdict.

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rehman Malik’s eligibility for public office has been challenged in the Supreme Court on the basis of the NRO verdict.

The petitioner, Advocate Maulvi Iqbal Haider has requested the court to declare Rehman Malik ineligible, since the cases against the interior minister have been revived after the NRO verdict. He does not therefore qualify for a public office.

“Advocate Haider could not appear before the bench because he is barred from entering the Supreme Court,” Advocate on Record, Arshad Ali Chaudhry informed the division bench of the apex court comprising Justice Jawad S Khawaja and Justice Tariq Pervez on Friday.

The bench sought the court order barring Haider from entering the apex court. “We want to see whether the court order is valid,” Justice Khawaja observed.

The court has adjourned the case for two weeks.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 15^th,  2011.