Asghar Khan case: SC orders probe into Rs270m distribution allegations

Detailed verdict includes Brig Hamid Saeed's diary containing names, details of those involved.


Web Desk November 08, 2012

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court, announcing the detailed verdict on the Asghar Khan case, ordered a probe into allegations against the Intelligence Bureau (IB) distributing Rs270 million in Punjab during governor rule, Express News reported on Thursday.

The Supreme Court registrar briefed the media on the 151 pages long verdict.

The verdict also contains Brigadier Hamid Saeed's diary which contains details and names of those involved in the alleged distribution of money.

Today's verdict serves as an elaboration on the short verdict announced earlier and is penned down by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.

Last month, the Supreme Court announced a short judgement where it held two retired military generals, Director General ISI Lt Gen (retd) Asad Durrani and Chief of Army Staff Gen (retd) Aslam Baig, responsible for bribing politicians in order to rig the 1990 general elections.

The apex court had directed the FIA to probe charges against Baig and Durrani for rigging the elections as well as an investigation into the accused politicians who were allegedly bribed by the two generals.

Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) officials earlier said they cannot launch an investigation into accused politicians in the Asghar Khan case until a detailed verdict was announced.

Read the detailed verdict here

COMMENTS (39)

Muneer | 11 years ago | Reply

@Mirza: The SC has held that unlawful orders by superior military officers or their failure to prevent unlawful actions by their subordinates were culpable. The decision of an individual whether an order is unlawful or otherwise will be based on his personal interpretation/information of constitution and law.A group can opine that the given order is lawful and the other could say, it is not. If both resort to use of force to implement their respective point of view, ostensibly to prevent the other from acting unlawfully,it is likely to result in destruction of forces and National Security.That's why sedition is a crime in many countries. To my knowledge it has been abolished in UK in 2009.You are also requested to go through my reply to an earlier brother reader naeem khan Manhattan,Ks comments on my point of view.

Muneer | 11 years ago | Reply

@naeem khan Manhattan,Ks:Pakistan army and its officers are not above law.USA is a well developed country with its own history,values,traditions,constitution and set of laws.Pakistan is still in the process of evolution. However,attention is drawn to US Code-Chapter115:Treason,sedition and subversive activities(18U.S.C.section2387:Activities affecting armed forces generally) (a)...(1) advises,councels,urges,or in any manner causes or attempts to cause insubordination,disloyalty,mutiny,or refusal of duty by any member of the military or naval forces of the United States or(2)...shall...or imprisoned not more than ten years...(b)... Please go through the judgement of Pakistan SC and make an opinion whether the judgement incite the forces or not and whether the judgement may have committed an act of sedition even as per the US laws or not.It should be taken into account that decision whether an order is unlawful or lawful has to be taken by an individual/group based on his/ her personal interpretation/information of the constitution/law and could be wrong. But it can certainly wreck the forces and security of a country. Thanks.

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