Lahore accountability court acquits former PM Raja Pervaiz Ashraf in Gepco case

[ghazi52]

Lahore accountability court acquits former PM Raja Pervaiz Ashraf in Gepco case

February 03, 2020

Judge Amjad Nazir Chaudhry accepted the request for the dismissal of the case which had been filed recently after the government introduced amendments to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Ordinance. – File Photo




An accountability court in Lahore on Monday acquitted former prime minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and seven others in a case related to illegal recruitments in the Gujranwala Electric Power Company (Gepco).

Judge Amjad Nazir Chaudhry accepted the request for the dismissal of the case which had been filed recently after the government introduced amendments to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Ordinance.

NAB had filed a reference against the former PM in 2016 for recruiting 437 people illegally to Gepco. According to the NAB prosecutor, individuals who had not even applied were given jobs, merit was ignored and appointments had been made on a political basis. The recruitments had also violated the policy of written examinations and domicile, NAB alleged.

The reference had nominated, along with Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, former managing director of Pakistan Electric Power Company (Pepco) Tahir Basharat Cheema, former secretary for ministry of water and power Shahid Rafi, former director Board of Governors Pepco Mohammad Saleem Arif, Malik Mohammad Razi Abbas, and Wazir Ali Bhayo, former Pepco chief Mohammad Ibrahim Majoka and former director HR Hashmat Ali Kazmi.

Talking to the media outside the court, Ashraf said he was happy that his request for dismissal of the case had been approved. He said the PPP had always respected courts, adding that the party “fights its cases in courts and not against them”.

 

[Ace of Spades]

aik nahi 2 pakistan

 

[Rank]

Bananistan zindabad... trust ne after 7 years of continue bashing courts i must say the real culprit who actually help all these criminals is no other than NAB itself. They made worst and extremely pathetic case, the criminal involved at the back of all proceedings, they knew and pre decided the loop holes and later got relief from the Courts..

 

[Syed1.]

Thank you LHC..... the corrupt looters and plunders can always count on you.

 

[AZ1]

Bananistan zindabad... trust ne after 7 years of continue bashing courts i must say the real culprit who actually help all these criminals is no other than NAB itself. They made worst and extremely pathetic case, the criminal involved at the back of all proceedings, they knew and pre decided the loop holes and later got relief from the Courts..

Cases cant do jack if judge is on sale.

 

[Myth_buster_1]

Bananistan zindabad... trust ne after 7 years of continue bashing courts i must say the real culprit who actually help all these criminals is no other than NAB itself. They made worst and extremely pathetic case, the criminal involved at the back of all proceedings, they knew and pre decided the loop holes and later got relief from the Courts..

well said, out of all cases they could file against these criminals they chose the least idiotic once that can be easily be challenged and dismissed.
Pakistan's biggest enemy is its own institutions (except for military which is the last leg holding this country).

 

[PurpleButcher]

And these institutions are filled with boot polishers of the wealthy and powerful, be it NAB/Police/Judiciary etc. It will take a decade before the incompetent people hired in late 80's and 90's, who are now in grade 20-22, will retire, only then we might see some change, that too if next promotions are based on merit!

 

[Jinn Baba]

Keep blaming the courts like idiots! When in reality its the government, NAB, prosecution etc who are responsible.

 

[AZ1]

Keep blaming the courts like idiots! When in reality its the government, NAB, prosecution etc who are responsible.

Yeah bail on sunday of shahbaz. ofcourse its govt

 

[Samlee]

It Is Becoming Evident Day By Day That This Legal System Is A Disease

 

[ghazi52]

Long live Pakistani courts..........................Every day we heard fantanistic news,

 

[Rank]

Cases cant do jack if judge is on sale.

lol judges need justifications... from where they get? obviously NAB crafted those intentionally.

 

[Jinn Baba]

Yeah bail on sunday of shahbaz. ofcourse its govt

The government needs to put up a better case. The courts although not entirely corruption free are also not entirely to blame.

 

[Syed1.]

The government needs to put up a better case. The courts although not entirely corruption free are also not entirely to blame.

Its the same Lahore High Court that opened on a weekend to give pre-arrest bail to Hamza Shahbaz.... yes government and NAB are to blame for tolerating this khota khor institute called LHC. Where is a drone when you need one.