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| 2017 SLG 1477 2017 SLD 1477 2017 PLD 692 |
Supreme Court of Pakistan
C.M.As. Nos. 4978 and 2939 of 2017 in ConstitutionalPetition No. 29 of 2016 etc., Constitutional Petitions Nos.29, 30 of 2016 and 3 of 2017, decision Dated: 28th July,2017. Heard on: 17th to 21st July, 2017 (Judgment Reserved)
EJAZ AFZAL KHAN, JUSTICE, SH. AZMAT SAEED, JUSTICE, IJAZ UL AHSAN, JUSTICE
Syed Naeem Bokhari, Advocate Supreme Court, Sikandar Bashir Mohmand, Advocate Supreme Court, Fawad Hussain Ch., Advocate Supreme Court, Faisal Fareed Hussain, Advocate Supreme Court and Ch. Akhtar Ali, Advocate-on-Record assisted by Barrister Maleeka Bokh
C.M.As. Nos. 4978 and 2939 of 2017 in ConstitutionalPetition No. 29 of 2016 etc., Constitutional Petitions Nos.29, 30 of 2016 and 3 of 2017, decision Dated: 28th July,2017. Heard on: 17th to 21st July, 2017 (Judgment Reserved)
EJAZ AFZAL KHAN, JUSTICE, SH. AZMAT SAEED, JUSTICE, IJAZ UL AHSAN, JUSTICE
Syed Naeem Bokhari, Advocate Supreme Court, Sikandar Bashir Mohmand, Advocate Supreme Court, Fawad Hussain Ch., Advocate Supreme Court, Faisal Fareed Hussain, Advocate Supreme Court and Ch. Akhtar Ali, Advocate-on-Record assisted by Barrister Maleeka Bokh
IMRAN AHMED KHAN AND OTHERS --ApplicantSVSMIAN MUHAMMAD NAWAZ SHARIF, PRIME MINISTER OF PAKISTAN --RespondentANDCONSTITUTION NO. 29 OF 2016 (UNDER ARTICLE 184 OF THE CONSTITUTION)IMRAN AHMED KHAN NIAZI ERVSMIAN MUHAMMAD NAWAZ SHARIF, PRIME M
Law: National Accountability Ordinance, 1999
Section: 9(a)(v),10,15
Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973
Section: 184(3)
(a) National Accountability Ordinance (XVIII of 1999) ---.--- ---.--- -Ss. 9(a)(v), 10 & 15 ---.--- Constitution of Pakistan, Art.184(3) ---.--- Corruption and corrupt practices ---.--- Acquisition of assets and funds beyond known sources of income ---.--- Constitutional petition before the Supreme Court seeking disqualification of Prime Minister for acquiring wealth and assets through corrupt and illegal practices and misuse of authority and indulging in money laundering ---.--- Assets situated abroad owned by the Prime Minister's sons and daughter through offshore companies were revealed in the "Panama Papers" [leaked documents belonging to a foreign law firm that detailed financial and lawyer-client information of numerous offshore entities] ---.--- Careful examination of the material brought on record so far revealed that a prima facie case under Ss. 9, 10 & 15 of the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999 was made out against the Prime Minister, his sons and his daughter vis- -vis certain assets situated abroad ---.--- Supreme Court directed that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) shall within six weeks prepare and file before the Accountability Court, references against the Prime Minister, his sons and daughter, and his son-in-law, relating to certain foreign assets, companies and businesses; that the said references shall be filed on the basis of the material collected and referred to by the Joint Investigating Team (JIT) in its report and such other material as may be available with the Federal Investigating Agency (FIA) and NAB having any nexus with the assets or which may subsequently become available including material that may come before it pursuant to the Mutual Legal Assistance requests sent by the JIT to different jurisdictions; that NAB shall also include in the proceedings all other persons who had any direct or indirect nexus or connection with the actions of the Prime Minister, his sons and his daughter, leading to acquisition of assets and funds beyond their known sources of income; that NAB may file supplementary reference(s) if and when any other asset, which was not prima facie reasonably accounted for, was discovered;…