Tuesday, January 03, 2012

Govt given week’s time to implement NRO verdict


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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a one-week-long deadline to the government and other concerned parties to implement its verdict on the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) case, FTNews reported.
A five judge bench headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa took up the matter here today.
Replying to a question of Justice Khosa, the attorney general told the bench that no letter regarding the reopening of cases had been written to Swiss authorities.
Moreover, the court, seeking explanation of the summary regarding the verdict’s implementation summoned the secretary law, chairman of the National Accountability Bureau and chairman of the Central Selection Board before it, and adjourned the hearing to Jan 10.