ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court resumes hearing of the disqualification case registered against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Jahangir Khan Tareen on Thursday.
A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, on Wednesday resumed the hearing of the petition filed by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hanif Abbasi seeking disqualification of Tareen for non-disclosure of his assets and ownership of offshore companies.
The chief justice remarked: “Why were the cases against Imran and Tareen kept separate from the central case?” He noted that while it had been reported that 38 hearings of the disqualification case had been held, “nobody talked about the caution and calm with which these hearings were conducted”.
“We do not want anybody to be wronged,” he added.
The CJ also remarked that no proof had been provided to the court that could prove that Tareen had used his executive powers to write off bank loans or influence matters.
The hearing was adjourned until today when Tareen’s counsel, Sikandar Bashir Mohmand, will continue his arguments.
The hearing was adjourned until today when Tareen’s counsel, Sikandar Bashir Mohmand, will continue his arguments.
