Pakistan

Federal govt challenges SC verdict on NAB chief appointment

Advocate Abdul Hafeez Peerzada states the court's notification on the appointment is flawed.

Express April 09, 2011

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Saturday challenged the Supreme Court's verdict which declared the appoitment of former NAB chairman Deedar Hussain Shah unconstitutional.

Filing an appeal on behalf of federation, advocate Abdul Hafeez Peerzada stated the court's notification on the appointment is flawed. Peerzada said the decision does not fulfill the requirements laid down by the law as he went on to cite procedural flaws.

Earlier, the Supreme Court had declared the appointment void after approving petitions of Opposition Leader Chaudhry Nisar and freelance journalist Shahid Orakzai.

A three-member bench, headed by Justice Javed Iqbal, declared the appointment illegal in a short order issued.

The appointment of chairman NAB had been challenged in the Supreme Court by Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), who contended that the mandatory requirement for consultation with the opposition for the appointment of Chairman NAB, as enshrined in the Constitution, was not fulfilled.

COMMENTS (6)

Naushad Shafkat | 13 years ago | Reply @Nadeem Ahmed: Let me just add: any Pirzada!

Safder Lodi | 13 years ago | Reply Deedar Husian V Saifurehman : Saifurehman , defaulter of the banks, Rs.11.5 Arab . .Absconder of the High Court . Know nothing about Law. Personal servant of Nwaz Sharif , so prejudiced and biased . A complete Panjabi-Culprit . Deedar Hsain ; Rtd Chief Justice & Justice of Supreme Court. Impartial and Honest by all means. A very well law abiding personality . A pure Sindhy-Gentleman . But the choice of Establishment [ Judge,General & Bureaucrat] is a Panjabi-Culprit . One can easily understand , How much Corrupt & Biased the Establishment is.

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Anwar Mahar | 13 years ago | Reply I totally agree with Mr. Naushad's words

Nadeem Ahmed | 13 years ago | Reply Money can buy anything, even Pirzada.

Naushad Shafkat | 13 years ago | Reply The Supreme Court judgment in the NAB Chairman is full of holes -holes so BIG that you can see through them. It is, like the NRO judgment, flawed and nothing to be proud of. In fact the sooner the Supreme Court sets aside both the better for it. Mr. Abdul Hafeez Pirzada is one of the best lawyers in the country and there is absolutely nothing wrong with him appearing in the case even if he supported the NRO judgment. A lawyer is supposed to 'advocate' the case of his client whether he personally agrees with it or not.

Nadeem Ahmed | 13 years ago | Reply I am surprised to see Abdul Hafiz Pirzada challenging Supreme court verdit on behalf of federal government. He was the same gentleman seen in media eating Ladoo after NRO verdict against the government.

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