ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has filed another review petition against the Panama case verdict in the Supreme Court, requesting that the apex court overturn the July 28 verdict.
The petition argues that the petitions filed by Sheikh Rasheed, Imran Khan and Siraj-ul-Haq did not mention FZE Capital and Nawaz was disqualified over a matter which was not included in the petitions.
According to income tax laws, only an amount which has been received can be termed as salary, the petition further states.
Even if the salary is considered receivable, it is still not grounds for disqualification, the petition adds.
Nawaz has further argued that Pakistan has forums tackling the issue of non-disclosure of assets and an individual should be provided with an opportunity to defend oneself of the matter goes to the relevant forum. Not drawing a salary and not disclosing it cannot be termed “dishonestyâ€.The petition further states that the reservations raised by the PML-N were rejected and directing a trial court to reach a decision in six month time will affect the case. It is further argued in the petition that the law does not allow the monitoring of a probe by a trial court.
The court orders are in violation of fundamental rights to a fair trial, says the petition. Earlier. Nawaz had filed three petitions to review the verdict. The petitions had pleaded the apex court to dismiss the petitions filed by Sheikh Rasheed, Imran Khan and Siraj-ul-Haq.Members of the Sharif’s family have also challenged the July 28 verdict disqualifying Nawaz and the ordering of corruption probes against the family.The former premier’s children, Hasan, Hussain and Maryam, and son-in-law MNA Capt (retd) Safdar submitted on Friday two review pleas in the apex court.
Nawaz was disqualified under Article 62 (1)(f) of the Constitution.
Announcing its verdict, the five-member bench unanimously disqualified Nawaz for failing to disclose his un-withdrawn receivables constituting assets from UAE-based Capital FZE in his nominations papers for the 2013 General Election, stating that this meant he was not ‘honest’ and ‘truthful’, as per the Constitution.
In the verdict, all five judges ruled to send references against Nawaz Sharif, his children Maryam, Hussain and Hasan, son-in-law Captain (retd) Safdar and Ishaq Dar to an accountability court.
The court also ordered the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to file a reference against the accused in an accountability court in six weeks and directed for the trial to be wrapped up within six months.
