22/09/2014
Hearing of Appeal Filed With Supreme Court Under Article 10-D Of NAB Ordinance:
Supreme Court’s 3-member Bench, presided by the Chief Justice, upheld the Lahore High court’s decision when hearing the case appealed by NAB against Lahore High Court’s verdict wherein the latter had ruled that all such criminals sentenced as a result of cases brought about by NAB, were eligible for general pardon including Presidential Article 45.
Sardar lateef Khosa, senior advocate from Khosa Law Associates, participated in the hearing and NAB prosecutor general K.K.Agha and Additional Attorney general Saeed-ul-Zafar argued the case. Supreme Court bench held that Artcile 10-D of NAB Ordinance was against the provision of the constitution of Pakistan and that all such criminals sentenced in result of NAB cases were also eligible for General and Extraordinary pardons under Presidential Article 45 and other Provincial amendments and upheld the Lahore High Court’s verdict.
Hopefully this historic decision should bring relief for all accused suspects and sentenced criminals under cases opened and prosecuted by NAB.
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