Diplomatic Cross

ISLAMABAD: Former premier Nawaz Sharif on Saturday denied receiving Rs3.5 million from former ISI chief Lt Gen (r) Asad Durrani in the Asghar Khan case. In the four-page reply submitted to the Supreme Court through his counsel, Nawaz stated that he never received the money from Durrani or under his instructions from his representatives as a donation to spend on the general election campaign of 1990. Nawaz also denied receiving an amount in the sum of Rs3.5 million and Rs2.5 million from Younus Habib or under his instructions. The reply adds that Nawaz Sharif has already recorded his statement on October 14, 2015, before the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) inquiry committee. On the other hand, Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Sirajul Haq also submitted an affidavit on behalf of his party denying allegations of receiving money from the ISI for the 1990 elections. Earlier this week, the Supreme Court of Pakistan had directed 31 respondents including Nawaz Sharif...

What's next there for Nawaz. Has he totally clench in the quagmire or still sneaking for a new horizon, Nawaz quandary with boys would give him some credentials or his game is over now with ultimate refusal.  Whats the Nawaz fate, he is totally demolishing the party or still paving way for a younger brother to lead election campaign. He is willing inertly for party coronation to Shahbaz or is trying to drown the boat of the party along with his humiliating exit. Nawaz recent remarks regarding Mumbai terrorist Attack has doleful the boys yet his younger brother is trying to defend the elder to save the drowning boat but Nawaz is eager to drown it by defying. For what he is making so fiercely remarks why he is so angry may be the boys wants him to kick him off from the political landscape. But how a party with his name PML-Nawaz could sustain when the party founder is going to be minus.  Sword of Damocles is hanging on Nawaz, his daughter and son in law ...

Islamabad- The Islamabad High Court dealt another blow to the ruling Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz after it disqualified the country’s Foreign Minister for life in the disqualification case on Thursday. Khawaja Asif, who is a central leader of PML-N and had contested elections from Sialkot in 2013, was declared ineligible unanimously for holding office, on account of Article 62 (1)(f) of the constitution in a case related to his foreign permit (iqama). ‘Khawaja Asif deliberately concealed his assets’ remarked the court in a short judgment announced by Justice Athar Minallah who headed a three-member larger bench. The Islamabad High Court also directed the Election Commission of Pakistan to de-notify the lawmaker and according to the judgment, Asif will be unable to hold public or party office. While concluding the short judgement, the bench observed that “it is not a pleasant duty for any court to be called upon to examine and exercise powers of judicial review which ...