Sharifs’ legal team mulls filing review petition against the Panama verdict

[WebGuru]

ISLAMABAD: Legal wizards of the Sharif family have expressed fears that strong observations made by the five-member Supreme Court in the Panamagate verdict against members of the ruling family might create prejudice in the investigation of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT).

A senior PML-N leader told The Express Tribune that legal minds of the ruling party and the Sharif family’s legal team have started deliberations over whether to file a review petition or not against the April 20 judgment.

He also revealed that the legal team had strong reservations over the observations made by every member of the larger bench against members of the ruling family, particularly Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

“We fail to understand why the SC judges have given observations before the outcome of the JIT’s investigation.”

Likewise, the senior PML-N leader stated that when the SC judges were saying that they could not examine evidence at this stage, then why they had considered and given observations on it, believing that the judgment should not be delivered on personal likes and dislikes.

A senior PML-N lawyer, who was initially part of the legal team, believes that the respondents must file a review petition; otherwise the JIT’s investigation will be prejudiced.

In this regard counsel for Prime Minister Makhoom Ali Khan, who lives in Karachi, arrived in Islamabad on Monday.

On the other hand, a senior PTI leader told The Express Tribune that the party’s legal team has recommended the leadership not to file a review petition as they should only monitor the JIT’s investigation so that 60 days timeline could not be extended.

It is also learnt that the Supreme Court office has sought three names from each department regarding formation of the JIT to probe the Panamagate case.

Sources said that a letter has been sent by the SC office to the FIA, NAB, the State Bank, SECP, the ISI and the MI for recommending three names for the constitution of the JIT.

The SC judgment had asked heads of these departments to send in their respective nominees within seven days so that they can be placed before the bench for nomination and approval. The seven days deadline is going to end on Thursday.

It is also learnt that all these departments have started consultations to shortlist their respective nominees.



Source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/1392737/sharifs-legal-team-mulls-filing-review-petition/

 

[WebGuru]

So i guess Celebrations are over and they finally got the 540 pages long verdict translated in Urdu?

 

[Syed1]

So i guess Celebrations are over and they finally got the 540 pages long verdict translated in Urdu?

Kuch bhi nahi hona Guru bhai.. Sari umeed SC se thi, onhon ne tou pani phair diya umeedon pe.

 

[WebGuru]

Kuch bhi nahi hona Guru bhai.. Sari umeed SC se thi, onhon ne tou pani phair diya umeedon pe.

Her urooj ko kabhi na kabhi zawal aana he mere bhai kuch saal pehle tak kon soch skta tha Gaddafi, Husni Mubarak ya Saddam be kabhi jayenge or wo be is buri terah?

 

[WebGuru]

PML-N not happy with Salman Akram Raja

ISLAMABAD: The PML-N is dissatisfied with the performance of one of its counsels, Salman Akram Raja, who had conceded before the Supreme Court’s five-judge larger bench – hearing Panamagate case – that there were ‘gaps’ in the money trail through which Sharifs acquired their London flats.

Justice Azmat Saeed Sheikh, who endorsed the majority judgment in his additional note, observed that no explanation for payment of the remaining liability of Gulf Steel Mills had been offered.

“The learned counsel for respondent Nos 7 and 8 [Salman Akram Raja] frankly conceded that there are ‘gaps’ in this behalf, which could not be explained,” he pointed out in his note.

Justice Ijaz ul Ahsen also observed that Raja ‘candidly admitted’ that there were holes and gaps in the stance adopted by the respondents which had neither been filled nor explained by supplying acceptable explanations, evidences and documentations.

Sources told The Express Tribune that the party leadership and Sharif family members believe that the celebrated counsel did not submit most crucial documents before the larger bench during the hearing.

In view of the sensitivity of matter, the family has decided to get legal advice from Khawaja Haris and Khalid Anwar for evolving future strategy. The family has so far got the services of five top lawyers – Makhdoom Ali Khan, Shahid Hamid, Salmran Akram Raja, Akram Sheikh and Salman Aslam Butt.

Khawaja Haris is one of the top lawyers of the country, who has command on white-collar crimes particularly matters falling under NAB Ordinance 2000. He was successfully able in 2009 to get Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif acquitted in plane hijacking case.

A senior PML-N leader told The Express Tribune that Sharif family has sought legal opinion over the judgment from their legal team members including Khawaja Haris and Khalid Anwar in next few days. “All lawyers will again read the judgment and will give their findings in next few days”, he adds.

The family is asking both senior lawyers whether the family members should file review petition against April 20 verdict on Panamagate and what should be the future course of action before the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) ordered to be formed to further probe the matter.

The Supreme Courts’ office has sent a letter to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), the State Bank, Securities and Exchange Commission, the Inter-Services Intelligence and the Military Intelligence for recommending three names for the constitution of the JIT.

Sources said the FIA has shortlisted names to be sent to the Supreme Court as head of the JIT. These nominees include Additional DG Wajid Zia, Additional DG Ahmad Latif and Additional DG Dr Shafiq. Reportedly, NAB has also shortlisted names of three officials for the JIT.


Source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/1393617/pml-n-not-happy-salman-akram-raja/

 

[WebGuru]

So now they are manufacturing new evidence and their lawyer Salman Akram Raja is being made qurbani ka bakra... They think we are all stupid like nooras!

 

[Bewal Express]

PML-N not happy with Salman Akram Raja

ISLAMABAD: The PML-N is dissatisfied with the performance of one of its counsels, Salman Akram Raja, who had conceded before the Supreme Court’s five-judge larger bench – hearing Panamagate case – that there were ‘gaps’ in the money trail through which Sharifs acquired their London flats.

Justice Azmat Saeed Sheikh, who endorsed the majority judgment in his additional note, observed that no explanation for payment of the remaining liability of Gulf Steel Mills had been offered.

“The learned counsel for respondent Nos 7 and 8 [Salman Akram Raja] frankly conceded that there are ‘gaps’ in this behalf, which could not be explained,” he pointed out in his note.

Justice Ijaz ul Ahsen also observed that Raja ‘candidly admitted’ that there were holes and gaps in the stance adopted by the respondents which had neither been filled nor explained by supplying acceptable explanations, evidences and documentations.

Sources told The Express Tribune that the party leadership and Sharif family members believe that the celebrated counsel did not submit most crucial documents before the larger bench during the hearing.

In view of the sensitivity of matter, the family has decided to get legal advice from Khawaja Haris and Khalid Anwar for evolving future strategy. The family has so far got the services of five top lawyers – Makhdoom Ali Khan, Shahid Hamid, Salmran Akram Raja, Akram Sheikh and Salman Aslam Butt.

Khawaja Haris is one of the top lawyers of the country, who has command on white-collar crimes particularly matters falling under NAB Ordinance 2000. He was successfully able in 2009 to get Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif acquitted in plane hijacking case.

A senior PML-N leader told The Express Tribune that Sharif family has sought legal opinion over the judgment from their legal team members including Khawaja Haris and Khalid Anwar in next few days. “All lawyers will again read the judgment and will give their findings in next few days”, he adds.

The family is asking both senior lawyers whether the family members should file review petition against April 20 verdict on Panamagate and what should be the future course of action before the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) ordered to be formed to further probe the matter.

The Supreme Courts’ office has sent a letter to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), the State Bank, Securities and Exchange Commission, the Inter-Services Intelligence and the Military Intelligence for recommending three names for the constitution of the JIT.

Sources said the FIA has shortlisted names to be sent to the Supreme Court as head of the JIT. These nominees include Additional DG Wajid Zia, Additional DG Ahmad Latif and Additional DG Dr Shafiq. Reportedly, NAB has also shortlisted names of three officials for the JIT.


Source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/1393617/pml-n-not-happy-salman-akram-raja/

So to be clear the Sharifs are saying lawyers (that were paid millions) through negligence forgot to submit crucial documents. What in reality they are saying is that they are desperately manufacturing more fake docs which they hadnt finished forging at the time of the initial hearings. I dare any PMLN supporters to challenge the fact that the Sharifs have created a mafia state.

 

[Mian]

So to be clear the Sharifs are saying lawyers (that were paid millions) through negligence forgot to submit crucial documents. What in reality they are saying is that they are desperately manufacturing more fake docs which they hadnt finished forging at the time of the initial hearings. I dare any PMLN supporters to challenge the fact that the Sharifs have created a mafia state.

Sharifs are masters of buying people so they will find a way.