Pakistan

Hajj scam: SC issues notices to respondents in Kazmi's bail request

Earlier his bail application was rejected by the Islamabad High Court.

Express June 30, 2011

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notices to respondents in the bail application filed by the former Minister for Religious Affairs Hamid Saeed Kazmi.

A two member bench comprising of Justice Nasirul Mulk and Justice Jawad S Khwaja heard the case and adjourned the hearings while issuing notices to the respondents.

Earlier his bail application was rejected by the Islamabad High Court.

The former religious affairs minister faces charges of corruption in the Hajj arrangements and the trial is currently underway.

COMMENTS (5)

FlyHajj Team | 13 years ago | Reply

It is indeed regrettable and let us hope that truth will come out soon and affected people will be compensated. Lets not forget that Hajj scams happen everywhere in the world just on a different scale. People embarking on Hajj from western countries are also stranded for days on airports or left on their own without any accommodation. The transparency in Hajj process is of utmost importance. FlyHajj.com has been a step towards this but only the community together with help of authorities can ensure to prevent such scams.

muhammad nasrullah sial | 13 years ago | Reply @ mr farhan, ghafoor and hanif, people like you has destroy the image of Islam you people don,t have any concern with Islam you just want secularism where you can legalize your sins . i just want to say that still kazmi is behind the bar and till their is no any evidence has obtained by investigation agencies which prove himself as a guilty. he is behind the bar just because of his piousness and nobleness. now the judiciary is free and let them do their work. i just want to say about you people that"kuttay bhonkty rahengy mager karwaan chalty rahen ge".

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muhammad hanif khan | 13 years ago | Reply our people should now realise that giving automatic respect and deference to someone with a beard is not the right thing to do.The maulvis and ulema have been using islam to get their own benefits and money .they use their religious positions to lead people towarads wild conspiracy theories of yahodi saazish ,RAW sazish etc. it is time that the power of the mullahs is finished,they've caused too much damage already.

Ghafoor | 13 years ago | Reply Such people should be curbed with iron hands, it is good if he is still behind bar. Need to set example for curropt people

farhan aziz | 13 years ago | Reply just goes to show that in our country if you make public exhibitions of religiosity you can get away with anything.If you have a beard,a tasbih in hand,perform religious rituals rigidly then you can do whatever you want and society will not dare question it.who wants to be labelled as an infidel by accusing a maulvi of something,same is the case for the burka girls and hijabis who get away with a lot as our society thinks that just because a girl hides behind a black tent then she is 'paak saaf' no matter how horrible that girl is in real life. this association of 'goodness' with religiosity is completely wrong and has led to a society that rewards religious dogma and punishes rational and sane thinking.

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