report in Dhaka Tribune 25 Dec 2023,A Dhaka court has set January 1 to deliver its verdict in a case filed against Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus, chairman of Grameen Telecom, and three others over labour law violation. Dhaka Labour Court 3 judge Sheikh Marina Sultana fixed the date on Sunday. Dr Yunus as well as the three other accused–Grameen Telecom CEO Md Ashraful Hassan, Managing Director M Shahjahan and Trustee Nurjahan Begum–were present in…
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by Krishana Prasain in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 18, 2023The government has once again delayed the process of establishing consumer courts, apparently disregarding Nepal’s top court ruling issued two years ago. While the government delays the consumer court formation, rights activists say that market malpractice and cheating have become rampant—prevailing everywhere from microfinances and cooperatives to online and offline shops. Government officials said that they are starting a fresh process. “We have decided to begin…
by Zulqernain Tahir in Dawn, Sept 16th, 2023• Party says Nawaz will seek protective bail before returning to Pakistan• PTI celebrates verdict that will put ‘criminals back in the dock’LAHORE: “A controversial decision by a controversial bench,” is how the PML-N has described the Supreme Court’s act of striking down amendments to the accountability law. But the party maintained that the decision will have a bigger impact on the PTI and its chief, Imran Khan,…
By Asim Yasin in The News, Sept 16, 2023ISLAMABAD: Around 2,000 NAB cases, including those at the reference, complaint verification, inquiry, and investigation level, are expected to be restored after the Supreme Court’s verdict in the NAB law amendments case on Friday. Cases against former president Asif Ali Zardari and six former prime ministers, including Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Shaukat Aziz, Yusuf Raza Gilani, Raja Pervez Ashraf, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Shehbaz Sharif, are expected to…
by Ali Hamza in The Nation, Sept 16, 2023ISLAMABAD – A three-member bench of Supreme Court of Pakistan has issued verdict on the NAB amendments bill by 2-1 through which cases on public office holders have been restored which were withdrawn after the amendments in the NAB Law bill. Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial and Justice Ejaz ul Ahsan voted for the petition put up by PTI Chief Imran Khan in 2022 and Justice Mansoor…
By Sohail Khan in The News, Sept 16, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday restored corruption cases against public office holders after striking down some of the amendments made to the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO) 1999 by the previous coalition government, declaring it against the rights pertaining to public interest enshrined in the Constitution. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial and comprising Justice Ijazul Ahsen and Justice…