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NAB request for extension in Imran’s physical remand in £190m case rejected

report in The Express Tribune, November 28th, 2023.ISLAMABAD: An accountability court in Islamabad on Monday rejected the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) request for extending former prime minister Imran Khan’s physical remand in the £190 million case. The court instead, sent the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) chairman on a 14-day judicial remand. Judge Muhammad Bashir of the Islamabad Accountability Court-I presided over the hearing of the corruption case, with the primary accused Imran and his wife Bushra…

£190m NCA UK case: NAB team continues grilling Imran in jail

By Asim Yasin in The News, Nov 19, 2023ISLAMABAD: A three-member Combined Investigation Team of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Rawalpindi, continued on Saturday interrogation of former prime minister Imran Khan in the £190 million National Crime Agency (NCA) UK case after getting his physical remand. According to sources, during investigation, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman was asked questions about different documents related to £190 million NCA (UK) and Al-Qadir Trust University. The accountability court…

UN must seek accountability from Bangladesh for rights violation: Amnesty

report in Prothom Alo, Nov 12, 2023The United Nations (UN) member states must use the upcoming universal periodic review (UPR) on Bangladesh to hold the authorities to account for the gross human rights violations and rapidly deteriorating human rights situation in the country ahead of its general elections, said Amnesty International. In a statement on Saturday, its deputy regional director for campaigns for South Asia, Livia Saccardi, said, “Bangladesh’s fourth UPR is taking place at…

Sri Lanka Core Group calls for accountability for protest-related violence

report in Daily FT, Mar 10, 2023The Core Group on Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) says it is deeply concerned over the heavy-handed responses to peaceful protests by the Sri Lankan authorities. In a statement delivered by UK Ambassador to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the United Nations in Geneva Simon Manley on behalf of the Sri Lanka Core Group, he urged Sri Lanka to safeguard the rights to freedom…