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Hold fire against ex-generals, army signals to Nawaz Sharif ahead of return

by Omer Farooq Khan in Times of India, Sep 25, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s powerful military has conveyed to former three-time PM Nawaz Sharif to stop accusing ex-generals and retired apex court judges of involvement in a “conspiracy” to oust him from office in 2017. Since announcing his return home from London, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) exiled chief has taken ex-army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, former spymaster Lt Gen Faiz Hameed, and former judges Saqib…

Retired Justice Imam to head Channel 4 probe, ex-SLAF chief member of committee

report in The Island, Sept 17, 2023President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed a committee led by a retired Supreme Court judge to investigate allegations by Britain’s “Channel-4” related to the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks. The committee will be chaired by retired Supreme Court Justice S.I. Imam, the President’s Media Division said on Friday. The other members are Retired Air Force Commander ACM, Jayalath Weerakkody and Harsha A.J. Soza PC. Releasing the video earlier this month, ‘Channel…

Channel 4 exposé: President to order probe by retired SC judge

report in The Sunday Times, Sept 10, 2023President Ranil Wickremesinghe will appoint a retired judge, possibly from the Supreme Court, to probe controversial revelations made by Britain’s Channel 4 television. The Sunday Times learns that it will be a prelude to the appointment of another Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) if it is found that the matter requires further investigation. Already, a Parliamentary Select Committee and a Presidential Commission of Inquiry have probed the incidents. However,…