Karsaz bombing perpetrators may be behind Benazir's assassination: KhosaAugust 28th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Attorney General Latif Khosa has said that the masterminds of the October, 2007 Karsaz bombing in Karachi may also have been involved in former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination. Interacting with media persons after meeting the two members of the UN commission probing Bhutto's assassination, Khosa said the commission was doing a 'wonderful job' and it has a mandate to complete the probe within six months.
PPP to support "unanimous" resolution seeking Musharraf's high treason trialAugust 25th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP) has decided to support a resolution seeking former President General Pervez Musharraf's trial under Article Six of the Constitution, despite having ideological differences with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). "PPP has ideological differences with PML-N but it would support resolution bringing dictators and breakers of constitutions to book," the Dawn quoted Attorney General Sardar Latif Khosa, as saying.
PPP to support Musharraf's trial by parliament: OfficialAugust 24th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) will support the trial by parliament of former president Pervez Musharraf for tampering with the constitution and arresting the Supreme Court judges after declaring emergency in November 2007, the country's top law officer said Monday. "The PPP has ideological differences with (the opposition) PML-N (Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz) but it would support resolution bringing dictators and breakers of constitutions to book," Online news agency quoted Attorney General Latif Khosa as saying.
Musharraf's erstwhile key backers are now demanding his trialAugust 7th, 2009 LAHORE - Those who facilitated General (r) Pervez Musharraf's move to becoming Pakistan's army chief in 1998, including PML-N leader Nisar Ali Khan and then Punjab CM Shahbaz Sharif, are now demanding his trial for high treason, the Daily Times reports. A private TV channel quoted Daily Times Editor-in-Chief Najam Sethi, as saying that General Ali Kuli Khan was expected to be named the new army chief in 1998, but Khan and Sharif supported Musharraf for the top military post.
Pak AG says Musharraf's trial possible through parliamentary resolutionAugust 3rd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Former President Pervez Musharraf could be tried by simple majority resolution of Parliament, Pakitan's Attorney General Latif Khosa has said. Replying to a question about action against former President Musharraf, the Attorney General said Parliament is supreme in this issue.
Pak official discards government's claims of having 'enough proof' against SaeedJuly 17th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan government does not have sufficient convincing evidence against Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed to pursue its case in the Supreme Court, seeking the November 2008 Mumbai attack mastermind's detention. While the federal government has claimed that it has enough evidence to carry on the case against Saeed, a senior official said it is finding it difficult to provide significant evidence against the JuD chief and his close ally Colonel (retired) Nazir Ahmed.
Pak Govt. never intended bringing Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed to justiceJune 2nd, 2009 LAHORE - The Pakistan Government's reservations about producing evidence against the Mumbai terror attacks' mastermind Hafiz Saeed may have been the reason behind the Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief's release from house arrest. The Lahore High Court has ordered Saeed's release due to lack of evidence, but it is pertinent to note that Pakistan's Attorney General Sardar Latif Khosa had just days ago told the Lahore High Court that the government had enough 'material' to prove Saeed's involvement in terror activities, but it couldn't produce it in the court keeping in mind the 'national security'.
Pak has enough 'material' to keep JuD chief Hafiz Saeed under custodyMay 31st, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistan Attorney General Sardar Latif Khosa has said that the government has enough 'material', other than a UN resolution, to keep the Jamaat-ud- Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed and his colleague Colonel (retired) Nazir Ahmad under custody. Khosa told the Lahore High Court (LHC), which is hearing Saeed's detention case, that the custody of the two JuD leaders was protective and preventive in nature, and not the detention for which the petitioners had moved the habeas corpus petition.
JuD has links with Al-Qaeda: Pak Attorney GeneralMay 30th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Attorney General Sardar Latif Khosa has said that the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) has links with Al-Qaeda, and at least one of the culprit involved in the November 2008 Mumbai attacks is associated with the JuD, The News reports. Presenting secret documents before the Lahore High Court (LHC) with regard to the house-arrest case of JuD chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, Khosa said the documents were related with the national security, and therefore is being tabled in a closed door session.
Pak has 'enough material' against JuD, but could not produce it in courtMay 28th, 2009 LAHORE - The Pakistan government has 'enough material' against the Jamaat-ud- Dawa (JuD) leaders to prove that they have been involved in terror activities, but it could not produce it before a court of law. Arguing on a petition against the detention of JuD leaders Hafiz Saeed and Colonel (retired) Nazir Ahmad, Attorney General Latif Khosa told the Lahore High Court (LHC) bench that the authorities have enough evidence against Saeed, Colonel Ahmad and several other JuD leaders to prove that they have involved in certain nefarious activities, but those cannot be produced before the court.
Pakistan says it has completed Mumbai terror attack probeMay 12th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has said that it has completed investigation of the Mumbai terror attack. The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Director General Tariq Khosa informed the National Assembly's Standing Committee on Interior Affairs that the probe into the November 2008 terror attacks has been completed and five accused were also nabbed by the authorities.
Bill tabled to scrap Pakistan's corruption watchdogApril 15th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - A bill to scrap corruption watchdog National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and transfer its powers to the legislature was tabled Wednesday in the National Assembly, the lower house of Pakistan's parliament. Tabling the bill, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Babar Awan said NAB was widely seen to have been used as a tool for taking political revenge.
Shahbaz Sharif government may be restored in Punjab soonMarch 23rd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Following Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raja Gilani's reconciliation meeting with PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif, the Shahbaz Sharif government in Punjab may be restored within a week, The News reported. The Pakistan Government will move the Supreme Court to grant a stay order against the earlier decision to disqualify the Sharif brothers on February 24.
Pak government files review petition against Sharif brothers' disqualificationMarch 20th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan government has filed a review petition in the Supreme Court challenging the apex court's verdict which disqualified the former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif and his brother Shahbaz Sharif from contesting elections. According to The News, the petition was filed by the Attorney General of Pakistan, Sardar Muhammad Latif Khan Khosa.
Pak SC returns Sharif brothers' disqualification review petitionsMarch 20th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Supreme Court's Registrar Office has returned the review petition of the Sharif brothers' disqualification case saying that it lacked the necessary documents. According to sources, the review petition did not included the security bonds of the petitioners and the paper book on the cases.
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August 4th, 2009 at 2:12 am
The decision of Supreme Court dated 31st of July 2009 as projected by media is the biggest Fraud in Judicial History of Pakistan when it says that PCO judges have been sent home. PCO Judges are still working and non PCO judges have been sacked, packed and sent home. The beneficiaries of the recent judgment are Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal, Mr. Justice Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan, Mr. Justice Khalil-ur-Rehman Ramday Mr. Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan, Mr. Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani etc. All these judges violated the constitutional oath and took fresh oath under the PCO of General Musharaf after Pakistan army ousted Nawaz Sharif in October of 1999.
The other set of PCO judges are Justice Faqir Muhammad Khokhar and Justice Javed Buttar etc. including other judges in High Courts who took oath under the PCO on 3rd of November 1999. All of them are judges even today and are still continuing.
Interestingly the judges who have been sent home had never taken oath under any PCO. Most of these Judges were not even appointed in General Musharaf’s period. Infact they were appointed after the restoration of democracy in the country. The name of these judges who took oath under the constitution are as under:-
1) Mr. Justice Pervez Ali Chawla
1) Mr. Justice Habib Ullah Shakir
2) Mr. Justice Nazir Ahmed Ghazi
3) Mr. Justice Abdul Sattar Goraya
4) Mr. Justice Syed Ihtasham Qadir Shah
5) Justice Ms. Jamila Jahanoor Aslam
6) Mr. Justice Mahmood Akhtar Khan
7) Mr. Justice Jamshed Rahmat Ullah
Mr. Justice Pervez Inayat Malik
9) Mr. Justice Arshad Mahmood
10) Mr. Justice Irfan Qadir
11) Mr. Justice Syed Zulfiqar Ali Bukhari
12) Mr. Justice Ch. Naeem Masood
13) Mr. Justice Anwar-ul-Haq Pannu
14) Mr. Justice Muhammad Shafqat Khan Abbasi
15) Mr. Justice Imtiaz Rasheed Siddiqui
16) Mr. Justice Bin Yamin
17) Mr. Justice Khalid Ali Z. Qazi
18) Mr. Justice Salman Ansari
19) Mr. Justice Abdul Rehman Farooq Pirzada
20) Mr. Justice Abdul Rasheed Klwar
21) Mr. Justice Zafar Ahmed Khan Sherwani
22) Mr. Justice Syed Mehmood Alam Rizvi
23) Justice Ms. Soofia Latif
24) Mr. Justice Maqbool Ahmed Awan
25) Mr. Justice Safdar Ahi Bhutto
26) Mr. Justice Moharram G. Baloch
27) Mr. Justice Malik Muhammad Aqil
28) Mr. Justice Syed Shafaqat Ali Shah Masoomi
29) Mr. Justice Muhammad Iqbal Mahar
30) Mr. Justice Khadim Hussain M. Sheikh
31) Mr. Justice Muhammad Ismail Bhutto
32) Mr. Justice Arshad Siraj Memon
33) Mr. Justice Aamir Raza Naqvi
34) Mr. Justice Muhammad Karim Khan Agha
35) Mr. Justice Salman Talibuddin
36) Mr. Justice Shaji Rehman Khan
37) Mr. Justice Ghulam Mohayuddin Malik
38) Mr. Justice Ziauddin Khattak
39) Mr. Justice Syed Mussaddiq Hussain Gilani
40) Mr. Justice Syed Yahya Zahid Gilani
41) Mr. Justice Muhammad Alam Khan
The aforesaid 42 judges have never ever taken oath under the PCO. They have been ousted. The nation is celebrating and all the PCO judges are still continuing as judges.
In short the fight between post November 3 PCO judges and post October 12 PCO judges has resulted in ouster of judges who took oath only under the Constitution of Pakistan and never ever under the PCO. The media, PML[N], the lawyers and other political forces are mixed up and are rejoicing the ouster of constitutionally appointed judges and PPP seems ignorant of this fact. Such things can only happen in Pakistan.