President Zardari Pardons Rehman Malik : Sources
President Zardari Pardons Rehman Malik : Sources
LAHORE: President Asif Ali Zardari has pardoned sentences awarded to Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik in all National Accountability Bureau (NAB) references.
The interior minister had appealed to the Lahore High Court to acquit him in the NAB references but the court upheld the sentences awarded to him. The President has the power under Article 45 of the Constitution to remit sentences announced by the courts. Earlier, a special division bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday dismissed Malik’s appeals against his conviction in two references by the Rawalpindi accountability court. The accountability court had sentenced Malik to three-year imprisonment each in two corruption cases filed by NAB.
According to legal experts, Malik’s conviction by the accountability court stood restored after the LHC verdict while a suspension of his punishment granted by the LHC also stood overturned. LHC Chief Justice Khawaja Muhammad Sharif and Justice Waqar Hasan Mir handed down the judgment which they had reserved on May 6 after hearing arguments of Malik’s counsel. The references were filed against Malik in 1997 and 1998 on the basis of cases registered by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) against him.
In the first reference, Rehman Malik was accused of receiving two cars worth Rs17,98,000 from Saleem Godial of the Toyota Central Motors, Karachi, as illegal gratification on account of purchasing official vehicles by the FIA worth millions of rupees from Toyota Motors. The second case against Malik was registered by the FIA on the complaint of Hashim Raza, a resident of Lahore. Raza alleged that Malik, along with assistant director FIA Islamabad Muhammad Sajjad Haider, raided his house in August 1994 and looted jewellery weighing 20 tolas and Rs7,00,000 in cash. The complainant further alleged that the two officials snatched $20,000 from Raza’s brother.
Both cases were initially heard by a special court dealing with the FIA cases but were transferred to the accountability court after the promulgation of a NAB ordinance in 1999. Under the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) the proceedings in these references were stopped. However, the cases were reopened after the Supreme Court nullified the NRO. Malik’s counsel Chaudhry Mushtaq in his arguments had said that the Supreme Court set aside conviction in absentia under section 31-A of the NAB Ordinance in numerous cases as it was against the principles of natural justice.
He said cases against Malik were fabricated on political grounds as no evidence was ever found against him. NAB prosecutor, however, defended the conviction and cited the Supreme Court’s decisions to substantiate his arguments. On Jan 7, 2004, Malik was sentenced to prison for three years in absentia under section 31-A of the NAB Ordinance, 1999. On March 5, 2008, the court terminated his sentences/ convictions in both the references under the NRO. On December 22, 2009 a division bench of the Lahore High Court suspended his three-year sentence and granted him bail. Before announcing the decision on Monday, the LHC had accepted Malik’s application for exemption from personally appearing before the court saying that he was abroad on an official tour and could not appear before the court.
Meanwhile, the interior minister met President Asif Zardari at the Bilawal House after the LHC ruling. Officials said matters relating to the verdict came under discussion. Malik is understood to have decided to challenge the LHC judgment in the Supreme Court. His lawyer may be filing a petition anytime soon. The minister also presented a report on his meeting with the MQM chief Altaf Hussain in London. (ADDITIONAL INPUT FROM ONLINE)
MR PRESIDENT, PLEASE DON’T CHALLENGE THE POWER OF ALLAH, LIKE MALIK,
THEY ALL ARE WITH YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE IN POWER,
AFTER THIS SEEN YOU NEVER SEE THEM AROUND OF YOU,
ALLAH FORGIVE YOU BUT YOU DON’T FORGIVE THE ENEMEY
THINK AS PAKISTANI PRESIDENT,
HOPE YOU WILL UNDERSTAND,
MR PRESIDENT, PLEASE DON’T CHALLENGE THE POWER OF ALLAH, LIKE MALIK,
THEY ALL ARE WITH YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE IN POWER,
AFTER THIS SEEN YOU NEVER SEE THEM AROUND OF YOU,
ALLAH FORGIVE YOU BUT YOU DON'T FORGIVE THE ENEMEY
THINK AS PAKISTANI PRESIDENT,
HOPE YOU WILL UNDERSTAND,
MR PRESIDENT, PLEASE DON’T CHALLENGE THE POWER OF ALLAH.
LIKE MALIK THEY ALL ARE WITH YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE IN POWER,
AFTER THIS SEEN YOU NEVER SEE THEM AROUND OF YOU,
ALLAH FORGIVE YOU,
THINK AS PAKISTANI PRESIDENT,
HOPE YOU WILL UNDERSTAND,
MR PRESIDENT, PLEASE DON’T CHALLENGE THE POWER OF ALLAH.
LIKE MALIK THEY ALL ARE WITH YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE IN POWER,
AFTER THIS SEEN YOU NEVER SEE THEM AROUND OF YOU,
ALLAH FORGIVE YOU,
THINK AS PAKISTANI PRESIDENT
MR PRESIDENT, PLEASE DON'T CHALLENGE THE OF ALLAH.
LIKE MALIK THEY ALL ARE WITH YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE IN POWER,
AFTER THIS SEEN YOU NEVER SEE THEM AROUND OF YOU,
ALLAH FORGIVE YOU,
THINK AS PAKISTANI PRESIDENT
اس ملک میں نہ چوروں کی کمی ہے اور نہ ان کے ساتھ مل جانے والی کتیوں کی۔
یہ معجون ہی آپ کو شفا دے گی۔
یہ بلاول کا پاکستان ہے۔ آپ کا نہیں۔
جب تک میرا سالا نواز شریف میرے ساتھ ہے کوئی میرا بال بھی بیکا نہیں کر سکتا۔
چھیل دیاں گا ساریاں نوں۔
نواز شریف کھپے ، نواز شریف کھپے، نواز شریف کھپے
ZARDARI SB. PLEASE RELEASE ALL THE PRISIONERS FROM ALL PAKISTANI JAILS BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ANY FRIEND WHO IS PRESIDENT SO, PLEASE ABARDON ALL OF THE PEOPLE THOSE WHO , KIDNAPING, MURDER, THEAFTS, TERROR, AND ENVOLVE ANY OTHER CASES,
THANKS. MR. PRESIDENT
Now we need someone who can pardon the President himself on NRO. Who could that be? Anyone on this forum, please?
Zardari Dog
Malik Sooor
I think, it is a blessing in disguise. It indicates that our constitution needs further amendments. I was always against "President's right to pardon someone", specially in cases of murder where pardon is only authorized to the inheritors of the diseased, as per Islam.
In interpersonal cases the right to pardon should only be allowed to the person affected. But in cases of crimes against nation (like money laundering, loss to nation by commissions & bribes etc.), the righr to pardon should lo be given to parliament, instead of president.
Human is after all "HUMAN",i.e. prone to mistakes (Khataa ka putla). Our constitution should be reduced to just one sentence that "Quran and sunnah (of the holy prophet Muhammad PBUH) IS the prime law of the land", otherwise our constitution will never be perfect.
Whatever happened, its good, jo qaum khud ko badalna na chahte ho, phir wahan yehi sab khuch hota hai
Pakistan kia pco judges ki baap ki gagir hai. president zardari nay theek kia.
zardari coming out in true colors
چور نے چور کو معاف کر دیا تو کیا برا کیا۔
بھلا کبھی کوا بھی کوے کا گوشت کھاتا ہے؟
آپ لوگوں کی بھی حد ہو گئی ہے۔
عقل کے ناخن لیں سر جی
IS PAR KIIYA KHANA. YE AMAL KAR KE TU ZORDARI SAHEB NE TU HAM KO LAJAWAB HI KAR DIYA HAI.YE TU IS TARHA KAR KARHE HAI JIS TARHA YE KOM UR YE MULK IN KE BAP DADA KI JAGIR HAI.CHALO JAHA INTE DUKH HAIN IK UR HI SAHI.ZORDARI SAHEB AAP KO KHUDA SE DAR NAHI LAGTA?
CHORO YAAR YE SAB KE SAB CHOR HAIN.MAA CHOD.IN KI ZAAT HI HARAM KI HAI.UR YE SAB HARAM HI KHA KAR JAWAN HOYE HAI IN KA KOI KASOOR NAHI.
Zardari did right thing … this biased Court deserves this
Salute Zardari
yeh pori ki pori parliment gadaar hai , koi hai in may say jo such baat kar sakay
hum bakwaas kar kar kay thak gayee hai
inka zameer nahi jagtaa
yar , i m forced to think k kis siyaaray pay in parlimentarians ki productionhoee hai
saaray hi chor , sab hi ghulaam , sab andhay , itnay selfish
ayy rab is koom pay raham kar
such ko such nahi kehtay
haq ko pehchaan nahi saktay
itnay andhaay kun ho gayee hain hum
bus karooo , khud pay zulm ki intha hoti hai
aayy koom jaag ja ab
afsooos us koom pay jo haq baat na karay
afsoos us komm pay jo lutayrooo ko haakim banayeee
badloo buray nizaam ko
vote do imran khan ko
This is something serious. This quick succession of pardons is going to cost him too much. He made another hero. If I dream that's going to be his last pardon.
We as a nation deserve this……. Just yesterday we elected know fraudia Dasti as our representative. Shame on us. If PML(N) and other political parties doesn't come on street then we don't want this so called domocratic system. I USED TO BELIEVE THAT WROST DEMOCRACY IS BETTER THEN BEST DICTATORSHIP……….I was so so very wrong.
loo jee dakaiti case main bhi saza hue thi rehman malik ko.
Jo mulk ki security chala rahay hain woh khud dakait hain.
Qayamat ab bohat qareeb hai. Namaz parho aur astagfar parho.
u r right 'khan' he proved he is 100% zaleel zaalim zardari
laanat zardari par , thook raha hai koom kay moo pay , or hum hai kay sharam hi nahi aati
musharaf ka dosra roop hai yeh , is this democracy , is this law , he can over rule judgement
of courts , logo jaagoo nahi to kal apnay bachoo ko kya jawab do gay , ghulami day ga yeh
president porii koom ko , nikaal bahir karoo isko
i cant believe it , itna baysharam admi nahi daykha
shame on PPP , jagoo , tum logo ka zameer nahi jaagta , benazir ka khoon to bhool
chukay hoo , ab mulk ka khoon kar raha hai yeh tumhara president
khudara jaagooooo
DO more zardari becz this nation made u Mr 100 % from Mr. 10%. DO MOREEEEEEEEE and enjoy .
zardari ku datna chayee aur apni aur apni dustun k account mi ic qum ka pisa jama karna chayee jic qum ni un ku sadar banaya hay.
Jitna zulam hu sakta hay ic qum k sath kar lu q k zimni election mi pir ic corrupt qum ni PPP aur PML N ku hi vote dia hay.
Ye qum dunia k bihic qum hay ic ku …………………………… aur mazi karo.
ayy mayray rab is koom pay raham kar , is koom ko abdi neend say jaga day ab
jo kargistan may hoa , wo pakistan may kab ho ga , itni sooeee hoee koom
jagoo , k duniya yeh na kahay k yeh koom mar chukee hai
jaagoo k jo thora bohat mulk bacha hai , wo bi luta kay yeh koom jaagay gi
y dont people start a long march against zardari ,
people of pakistan should force him to step down
یار اپنے ہونے والے داماد کو بھلا میں سزا کیسے ہونے دیتا؟
wow
barray chor ne chotay chor muaaf ker hi diya.ye hai silla benzir ki mout ka is koum ko.
میں نے نہ صرف رحمان کو معاف کیا بلکہ اپنی دو رنگی بیٹی کا عقد بھی رحمان سے کرنے کی سوچ رہا ہوں۔دہ جماعت پاس(جعلی میٹرک کی سند ہے میرے پاس)،اور لڑکی کا باپ ہوں کوئی مذاق نہیں ہوں میں