Supreme Court to hear Nawaz appeal against plane hijack conviction

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July 17th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Expressing satisfaction over the Supreme Court's verdict acquitting him in the plane hijacking case, former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said he is grateful to the 'almighty Allah' for the decision. "Allah has determined the truth and now I would work day night for serving the people of Pakistan," Sharif said minutes after the apex court declared the Sindh High Court's (SHC) earlier verdict as null and void.

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April 21st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court will hear May 11 a petition against its order barring former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his brother from contesting elections or holding public office. The court had March 31 suspended its order of Feb 25 against Shahbaz Sharif, enabling him reclaim his job as the chief minister of Punjab province.

April 8th, 2009 KARACHI - The records of former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's appeals in the plane hijacking conspiracy case have been missing from the Sindh High Court records since 2007. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lawyer, Arshad Khan Jadoon, said that three miscellaneous applications were filed by the PML-N seeking certified copies of the judgment by an anti-terrorism court (ATC-I) for Karachi division.

March 5th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif Wednesday said the country is presently being ruled by 'opportunist judges and generals', a media report said. Addressing a national conference on restoration of judiciary here, Nawaz Sharif said that justice cannot be ensured in the absence of free judiciary, Geo TV reported.