ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court (SC) while rejecting the application for
separating Moonis Elahi matter from NICL corruption case had maintained
that the trial court should decide the case on merit.
A
3-member bench of SC presided over by the Chief Justice of Pakistan
(CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry took up NICL corruption case for
hearing Wednesday.
During the hearing the SC rejected the plea
seeking separation of Moonis Elahi matter from the case and maintained
all the matters were tied with Moonis Elahi, therefore, no special
treatment could be meted out to him. “Rule of law has to be ensured and
he can be provided relief under law only”, SC remarked.
Waseem Sajjad and S.M Zafar counsel for Moonis Elahi and FIA officers appeared in the court during the hearing of the case.
Azam
Khan, legal advisor to FIA told there was difference in the report of
former investigation officer Zafar Qureshi. Matters of serious nature
have been pointed out in the audit report and Zafar Qureshi should
study them as well, he said.
“You should not say investigation had not taken place. Zafar Qureshi got recovered 1.88 crore rupees”, CJP observed.
“In
Zafar Qureshi report we have been dubbed as murderers. He should reply
to this question”, SM Zafar said. “We however keep this matter
pending”, CJP remarked.
The court while pending the matter of
placement of names of wife and daughter of Habib Ullah Warraich in ECL
has adjourned the hearing of the case for indefinite period. Online
