Ex-spymaster’s case adjourned till next week

IHC reserves judgment on bail plea of religious party activist

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday adjourned for 10 days a case pertaining to the name of former spymaster on a no-fly list after the state’s lawyer did not show up for the hearing.

The IHC on Monday took up the case of former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Gen (retd) Asad Durrani of removing his name from the Exit Control List (ECL).

During the proceedings, being heard by IHC’s Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, Durrani’s counsel Amir Adam appeared in court. However, the Deputy Attorney General — who is representing the state, did not appear.

At this, the court adjourned the case until December 13.

Gen (retd) Durrani had co-authoured a controversial book along with a former Indian spy chief. Subsequently, the military launched an inquiry and Gen Durrani’s name was placed on the ECL.



Bail plea

A division bench of the IHC comprising Justice Amir Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, has reserved its judgment on a bail plea of an activist of a religious party in a case of causing damage to public property during a protest in Islamabad.

The bail plea had been filed by Fahad Malik through his lawyer Rizwan Abbasi.

After hearing arguments from all parties, the court reserved its verdict.

IHC CJ reviews administrative work

Justice Athar Minallah, who was recently sworn in as the chief justice of IHC, conducted an unannounced inspection of various administrative departments of the court. During his visit, he reviewed all official work and other provisions in the court. 

Published in The Express Tribune, December 4^th, 2018.