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Lahore judge's order for FIR against Sharifs challenged

Tauqir Ghumman Published August 22, 2014
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LAHORE: Information Minister Pervaiz Rasheed has challenged the ruling of a Lahore court which ordered the registration of a murder case against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, several other PML-N leaders and some police officials over the June 17 Model Town incident.

Rasheed challenged the ruling in the Lahore High Court in a personal capacity which the court has admitted for hearing.

The petition will be heard today by Justice Mehmood Maqbool Bajwa of the LHC.

The petition contends that the ruling of the sessions judge that ordered the registration of cases was not based on the reality of situation, adding that the order be suspended.

Eleven supporters of the Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) were killed and scores were wounded in the June 17 Model Town incident.

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Haider Qizilbash
Aug 22, 2014 02:31pm
so the government is challenging the decision which registers an FIR, which is the basis of any investigation? And then they claim on TV that the protesters are derailing democracy.
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Saeed Kareem Sheikh
Aug 22, 2014 02:44pm
Pervez Rasheed is not an aggrieved party nor his fundamental rights are being violated.
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Harmony
Aug 22, 2014 02:50pm
The Sharif clan will do anything to save their skin and their rule.
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haider khan
Aug 22, 2014 03:20pm
Judicary must ensure the law is equal for everyone. Shahbaz Shareef and Nawaz Shareef, if guilty should be declared as criminals.
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Haider
Aug 22, 2014 03:22pm
And who else is the sharif court going to give a decision in favou of.
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pbs saeed
Aug 22, 2014 03:27pm
As expected
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Hasan Hasni
Aug 22, 2014 03:38pm
I wish to know the trick how to get the early hearing the case. However, corruption cases against politicians don't get hearing till they come in the government.
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SMI
Aug 22, 2014 03:43pm
After several sessions judgement will be FOUND NOT GUILTY !!
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AJamal
Aug 22, 2014 03:45pm
Acting CJ is a former lawyer of the Sharif family. Justice must be seen to be transparent.
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oBSERVER
Aug 22, 2014 03:49pm
Nobody other than this man(?) is prepared to do this
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Rashid Ishaq
Aug 22, 2014 04:39pm
The petition will be heard today and justice will not be served should be the complete sentence
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Nazir
Aug 22, 2014 05:22pm
Anything said or done against this family govt is unconstitutional... Whenever they will do no one has right to say anything and they call it as democracy... No will not get justice in till nawaz is PM of this country... wake up people...
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Jawad
Aug 22, 2014 05:31pm
@haider khan Where do you live?
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Ebrahim
Aug 22, 2014 06:46pm
@Haider He can go to US for justice!
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Ebrahim
Aug 22, 2014 06:52pm
It took Rasheed 8 days to challenge the ruling of sessions judge. This shows how much delaying tactics the N people are using. Firstly Shahbaz sit on the report for 7 days then it was released after City 42 leaked the report. All these delaying tactics results in too much financial loss to the treasury.
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Saif
Aug 22, 2014 07:31pm
During a speech Imran Khan said that in his early days Nawaz used to play cricket at gymkhana, but only after he got his own empires. Now these impostors have waited until their chief justice (the present chief justice of Lahore high court was their lawyer in the hijacking case (according to Dr. Tahirul Qadr)) has taken over to file the case.
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Iqbal
Aug 22, 2014 09:10pm
Justice is the fundamental element of social sustenance. It is however evident in Pakistan that difference in justice for rich and poor is widening day by day. It is a law of nature that this vacuum is filled from somewhere. Please wake up! Do support change
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Maliks
Aug 22, 2014 09:45pm
pakistan judicial system is so flawed.........one can walk in to a police station and nominate anyone's name in a FIR.........without any linkage or basic evidence of some sort..........i question the policemen and judges credibility........wonder what these fellow do with their brains.........if they are listening......put some sense in your decisions, be productive and efficient........don't add cost to a lost cause or efforts in a dead end.
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Honest Belief
Aug 22, 2014 10:04pm
If Gen. Musharraf can be tried for Benazir's death then so can Nawaz Sharrif for the 11 deaths. Good work.
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qamber ali
Aug 22, 2014 10:20pm
shareefs will get relief
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FR
Aug 22, 2014 11:49pm
@SMI you wouldn't have to wait too long as there are protests outside parliament, they will say tomorrow that the decision of lower court is null and void
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American Gandhi
Aug 23, 2014 12:09am
IT is time PML(N) needs to learn lessons about real democracy. Don't give democracy a bad name like communism. West needs to let these guys know that they are bringing a bad name to entire system.
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Jawad
Aug 23, 2014 01:50am
Look at the picture of Sharif Brothers and look at NS NS --- who is this judge?
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Jawad
Aug 23, 2014 02:21am
Didn't shahbaz sharif say on record that " I will resign if I'm named in the killings" or something like that. Does the report finds him responsible. I think he should resign now. Just wishful thinking
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Syed
Aug 23, 2014 03:32am
Nawaz democracy at work.
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Syed
Aug 23, 2014 05:23am
How dare the courts gave the last decision to file FIR against these two innocent brothers. In fact I call them angles. Clean, honest, dignified, visionaries who work for nothing but the benefit of this nation and the common man. The have served this country day and night for the last many decades. Under their watch Pakistan will be a super power in 4 years. People of Pakistan love these two fine human beings and the role model for the youth and generations to come. The entire youth of this country is crazy about. Wow, they even gave the laptops ( what more could you ask for). Now I really think this nation deserves Nawaz and Shahbaz.
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usman786
Aug 23, 2014 10:32am
was the lower court stupid to give an order without fol proper course? why order was not implemented for so many days? what abt recovery of money from MNS in Asghar Khan case
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