Maryam’s passport not required: NAB tells LHC
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) told the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz’s passport was not required on the hearing of Maryam Nawaz’s request for the return of her passport.
Lahore high court irked over PML-N leader’s counsel Amjad Pervaiz’s absence from the courtroom when the hearing began
A three-member bench headed by LHC Chief Justice Muhammad Ameer Bhatti was hearing the PML-N leader’s petition seeking the return of her passport, which she had surrendered before the LHC’s deputy registrar (judicial) after she received post-arrest bail in the Chaudhry Sugar Mills (CSML) case.
As the proceedings commenced, a junior lawyer appeared on the rostrum and informed the court that senior lawyer Amjad Pervaiz was in another court and will just be reaching this court within a few minutes. He requested the court to halt proceedings temporarily. However, CJ Bhatti chastised the absence of Amjad Pervaiz and questioned if the lawyer was unaware of which bench was larger and where he had to appear.
“Has he learned this through his practice? This way is not acceptable, neither is it admirable,” Justice Bhatti said.
The case was adjourned by one week. As the judges left, counsel Amjad Pervaiz entered the courtroom.
Maryam’s passport not required: NAB tells LHC
PML-N leader’s efforts to return her passport, have seen a protracted legal battle as all benches that were assigned the petition to date had to be dissolved after a number of judges recused themselves from the case owing to various reasons.
Now a fresh full bench will take up the case after a two-member bench sent the petition to the chief justice as one of its members recused himself from the matter.
