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| | GEO Pakistan | | NRO against Quranic teachings: Justice Javed Iqbal | Updated at: 1436 PST, Wednesday, December 16, 2009
 ISLAMABAD: Federal Law ministry has informed Supreme Court that letter for withdrawal of Swiss cases had been written on the directives of President Asif Zardari lawyer Farooq H Naek.
The court advisors termed NRO as filthy law and said the amenity given under NRO is illegal. The court in its remarks said NRO is against Quranic teaching.
A 17-member bench of Supreme Court (SC) summoned the summary file of directives issued for the elimination Swiss cases when the hearing resumed on Wednesday. On the excuse of acting attorney general, the court summoned principal secretary and secretary law. Secretary law while presenting the file in the court said attorney general wrote the letter for withdrawal of cases on the directives of Asif Zardari’s lawyer Farooq H Naek that was opposed by the than law minister Zahid Hamid.
The court has expressed displeasure on acting attorney general and said he hide the truth. The principal secretary of president Salman Farooqi informed the court that cases files are not present in presidency. The files were in president’ camp office in Rawalpindi.
The court advisor Mian Allah Nawaz in his arguments termed the NRO as filthy law and said any, which is beneficial for some individuals, is illegal. Another court advisor Shaiq Usmani said there is no legal ground of giving amenity under NRO. President could only issue the ordinance, which will convert into law by the assembly.
In his remarks, chief justice said how assembly could declare corruption as legal. The judges in their remarks said NRO is against Quranic teachings and amenity could only be given to political cases.
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