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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court said on Tuesday that it will take action against all relevant institutions if the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) verdict passed last year is not implemented by January 10, reported FTNews.
The five-member bench, headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, expressed disappointment over the non-implementation of the court’s judgement during the hearing of the case today.
Attorney General Maulvi Anwarul Haq and prosecutor general National Accountability Bureau (NAB) also attended the hearing; however, the law secretary was absent. The court said that the law secretary should be present in the next hearing to brief the court about the case.
The court also ordered Secretary Interior Raja Ahsan to appear before the court for concealing Ahmed Riaz Sheikh’s conviction in corruption cases to promote him.
The hearing has been adjourned till January 10.
On November 24, a 17-member bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, had dismissed a review petition of the federation against the NRO and had directed it to comply with its decision without any delay.
The NRO implementation case has mainly revolved around writing a letter to the Swiss authorities for re-opening graft cases against President Zardari. The chief justice also emphasised upon retrieving $60 million from the Swiss banks, which was seized after the case began in Switzerland.
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