Ephedrine scam: ANF files fresh FIR against PML-N's Hanif Abbasi

[mr42O]

Does PML.N only has badmash , tax theifs , DONS , LeJ , terrorist , Money laundring , Target killers in there party ?????

RAWALPINDI: The Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) in Rawalpindi has lodged a new FIR against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz MNA Hanif Abbasi in the Ephedrine case.

ANF sources told Express News on Monday that Abbasi too had gotten a quota of ephedrine of 500 kilogrammes illegally. A case has been registered against this.

Sources added that among the charges filed against him, drug trafficking was included among them.

While Abbassi had not been arrested, sources privy to the matter maintained that that position could change.

Meanwhile, the Rawalpindi bench of the Lahore High Court has ordered former minister of health Makhdoom Shahbuddin to appear before the ANF investigation team for a fifth time.

Despite orders, Ali Musa Gilani, son of former Prime Minsiter Yousaf Raza Gilani, failed to appear before the investigation team.

Last week the PML-N legislator had approached the LHC Rawalpindi Bench on July 22, challenging the Anti-Narcotics Force’s inquiry against him for obtaining ephedrine quota.

The MNA, through his counsel, challenged the ANF’s proceedings, saying that the agency cannot question him about the allocation of ephedrine quota.

Nominating ANF director general and its Rawalpindi director as respondents, Abbasi said that he obtained 500kg of ephedrine for his pharmaceutical company in 2010, which is in accordance with the law.

The counsel said that the MNA has appeared before the ANF more than once and they haven’t been able to find anything against him.

Ephedrine scam: ANF files fresh FIR against PML-N’s Hanif Abbasi – The Express Tribune

 

[Dil Pakistan]

@mr420

No! They also have lifafah (paid) journalist (like Ata ul Haq Qasmi and Irfan Siddiqui).

 

[Tiger Awan]

so they have learned nothing from NAB attempt to malign Pmln, another attempt which will backfire

 

[mr42O]

so they have learned nothing from NAB attempt to malign Pmln, another attempt which will backfire

U tell me how from a mazdur in Raja Bazar on 100 200 rupee daily salary he could own farmacy factories ??? Sanu wee daso

 

[Tiger Awan]

U tell me how from a mazdur in Raja Bazar on 100 200 rupee daily salary he could own farmacy factories ??? Sanu wee daso

I need not tell them who he is, his works speaks for him and best of luck telling people of Raja Bazar about this case

 

[mr42O]

I need not tell them who he is, his works speaks for him and best of luck telling people of Raja Bazar about this case

yes his works speaks .... read news again

Btw wtf he has done ??? ever been in pindi ??? ppl cant understand how the f*** he won and to be honest sheik rasheed isnt liked either

 

[mr42O]

[video]http://tune.pk/video/59394/[/video]

 

[Tiger Awan]

yes his works speaks .... read news again

Btw wtf he has done ??? ever been in pindi ??? ppl cant understand how the f*** he won and to be honest sheik rasheed isnt liked either

yar just visit the colonies in NA-56 and find out the number of girls that were given support ( money etc ) for their marriage

 

[Guvera]

yar just visit the colonies in NA-56 and find out the number of girls that were given support ( money etc ) for their marriage

See that great, must be appreciated but at the same time u cannot ignore the entire ephedrine scam episode.

 

[Leader]

U tell me how from a mazdur in Raja Bazar on 100 200 rupee daily salary he could own farmacy factories ??? Sanu wee daso

aik jaib katra shakeel awan or dusra drug dealer hanif abbasi... pmln ka vision of Pakistan !!

 

[CrazyPaki]

where is his neck

 

[muhammadhafeezmalik]

PML-N’s Hanif Abbasi acquitted in ephedrine case​

Party leader challenged trial court’s life sentence verdict in LHC

The Lahore High Court on Wednesday acquitted PML-N leader Hanif Abbasi in the long-pending ephedrine quota case, declaring the former National Assembly member’s life imprisonment sentence as null and void.

Hanif, who was charged with smuggling and misuse of ephedrine, challenged the trial court's life imprisonment judgment against him after the prosecution proved that the allegations were accurate.

A day earlier, a division bench comprising by Justice Aalia Neelum and Justice Asjad Javed Ghural reserved its decision in the case.

During the proceedings, the bench raised questions about the legality of the case and observed that the mere possession of ephedrine did not constitute guilt if it was not misused.

The law officer conceded that no allegations of smuggling could be substantiated against the PML-N leader. Hanif’s counsel argued that his client had been intentionally embroiled in a ”politically motivated” and fabricated case in 2018 by the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), solely to “humiliate” him.

The Control of Narcotics Substances (CNS) court in Rawalpindi sentenced Hanif to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs1 million on him on July 2018 -- just days before the general elections.

At that time, Abbasi was contesting the election against Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rashid from NA-60 (Rawalpindi).

An appeal was filed against this decision. In the meantime, the LHC suspended the implementation of the punishment, leading to the PML-N leader’s release.

The PML-N leader’s lawyer back then argued that the ephedrine share had been allocated to 28 companies, and an investigation into the excessive issuance of the quota was initiated against his client.

Additionally, allegations were made that Hanif was involved in drug peddling as well.

The bench inquired whether or not any action had been taken against those who allocated the excessive quota, to which the petitioner's lawyer responded affirmatively.

Interestingly, only seven companies were named in the FIR, while the rest were absolved of any wrongdoing. However, the trial court handed down a life sentence to Hanif without delving into the facts or applying judicial discretion.

Judge Sardar Muhammad Akram delivered the verdict, finding Hanif guilty of illegally selling 500kg of ephedrine to narcotics smugglers. He also imposed a fine of Rs1 million on the PML-N leader. The court acquitted seven other suspects in the case, giving them the benefit of doubt.

The petitioner requested the LHC to annul the trial court's sentence.

Speaking to the media following his acquittal, Hanif expressed his gratitude to the Almighty and praised the wisdom of his party supremo, former three-time premier Nawaz Sharif.

He noted that his leader had predicted in 2012 that the case against him was nothing but a fabricated one. He claimed that during this ordeal, his family had faced significant hardships, with his brother being unlawfully detained and his daughter losing her job.

Hanif went on to affirm that the PML-N would warmly receive its supremo on October 21 and that no one could diminish the public's love and respect for Nawaz.

Source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/2441721/lhc-acquits-pml-n-leader-hanif-abbasi-in-ephedrine-case