The Supreme Court of Pakistan has summoned details of NRO beneficiaries including the record of debate on the law in the Parliament, details of cases from the Sindh province and beneficiaries of NAB cases. The 17-judge full court, headed by the Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, began the hearing of petitions against NRO. Meanwhile, the Federation and Provinces have announced not to defend NRO. Justice Khalil Rehman Ramday in his remarks during the hearing termed the NRO as a law paving way for reconciliation with corruption. Acting Attorney General Shah Khawar said the NRO was promulgated by the previous government and not by the present government and that the latter will not defend this law. Lawyers of all the four provinces and NAB present in the court also announced not to defend NRO. On this, the SC sought opinion of representatives of the Federation and the provinces on the impact of the decision of not defending the NRO by the Federation and its units. The court also summoned verified details from NAB on people who received financial benefits. The Chief Justice pointing to the NAB counsel, said the court be told with complete responsibility if anyone derived financial benefit of even a single penny. Earlier, the counsel of Dr. Salman Raja presented his arguments before the court. The SC on the occasion accepted the petition of Jamat-e-Islami on NRO which had been rejected earlier.
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I hope that the justice would be exercised with honest and diginity to show the world that nobody is above the law.
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