Islamabad: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to submit an inquiry into the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) amendment case.
The apex court dismissed the petition filed by the KP advocate general by a margin of 4-1 as Justice Athar Minallah disagreed with the majority verdict.
The development comes as the court is hearing internal appeals by the federal and provincial governments against the NAB amendment issued by the apex court.
The case will be heard by a five-member SC headed by Chief Justice Faez Isa and comprising Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Justice Minallah and Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi.
In an earlier hearing that was not broadcast live on May 16, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan appeared in court via video link after the former prime minister said he wanted to present his arguments. state
Also, the former prime minister’s first appearance in the apex court since his arrest from Zaman Park in Toshakhana last year was not without controversy as the SC administration announced an investigation after his appearance in court. shared on social media.
Before today’s hearing, Justice Minallah requested that the proceedings be broadcast live.
As the trial was about to begin, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s lawyer informed the court that the provincial government had proposed a live broadcast of the proceedings.
“It’s in the public interest.”
“This is a technical matter and not in the public interest,” said CJP Isa while responding to the KP Advocate General’s remarks.
The court then consulted with the judge on whether to broadcast the event live.
After announcing the verdict directly, the court continues to work on appeals within the court.
At the end of today’s hearing, CJP Isa asked PTI founder Khan whether he wants to technically present these evidences or how much time is required to complete them.
The former prime minister complained that he could not get the necessary materials for this because he is currently under arrest.
He also said the case was of great importance as a matter of “higher national interest”.
Hearing this, the CJP assured Khan that all materials would be made available to him and steps were being taken to assist the legal team.
The Chief Justice then approached PTI founder lawyer Khawaja Haris and asked how many lawyers wanted to meet the arrested former prime minister.
However, the top judge warned against misusing the facility and said, “Don’t take 50 people with you.”
In response to Haris’ assurance that he would comply with the order, the court allowed him to meet the PTI founder along with two other lawyers of his choice.
At this point, Khan asked the court to amend the two pending motions and raise other issues.
“Who is your lawyer in that case?” asked the CJP.
Responding to Isa Khan’s reply, the CJP said that Hamid Khan was the lawyer in the case: “He is a senior lawyer.
In addition, the former prime minister reiterated his talk of rigging and rigging the election on February 8, calling it “the biggest robbery of the public mandate”.
“We have before us the NAB amendment case,” the Chief Justice said.
Justice Minallah himself spoke to Pakistan’s Attorney General, saying the prime minister was “not a black sheep in the judiciary”.
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The judge’s statement echoed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s speech at the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) General Council meeting on May 28 that some black sheep in the judiciary helped the PTI founder.
The court then adjourned the hearing until next week.
