Pak PM Raja Parvez Ashraf unlikely to be arrested soon
17 Jan 2013 7:02 AM IST
Pakistan prime minister Raja Parvez Ashraf is unlikely to be arrested soon on graft charges despite a Supreme Court order for the same as sources and government on Wednesday maintained that the court had not set any deadline.
The government will act according to the law on the Pakistan Supreme Court’s oted the Supreme Court bench as saying that Ashraf and the other suspects should be arrested in 24 hours, the written order issued by the bench set no deadline for the arrests.
A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry yesterday directed the National Accountability Bureau, the country’s main anti-corruption agency, to initiate action against Ashraf and over 20 other persons for alleged corruption in the setting up of ‘rental power projects’.
Meanwhile, Pakistan government on wednesday said it is determined to complete its five-year
term and to hold the polls by 15 May.
ARREST WARRANT ISSUED FOR QADRI
An arrest warrant has been issued for the fiery cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri, who is leading thousands of supporters in a protest demanding the ouster of the Pakistan government, after police here registered a case against him. A case was registered against Qadri and some 70 unidentified people at Kohsar police station for attacking police officials at the venue of the protest in Islamabad. A source privy to the development told PTI that an arrest warrants for Qadri had been issued by a local magistrate. Authorities were awaiting a go-ahead from Interior Minister Rehman Malik to arrest Qadri, the source said.
‘There have been deliberations on the issue and, at the moment, the government is in two minds whether to start negotiations with Qadri or arrest him,’ the source said.
The source said a decision in this regard was expected sometime soon.
Other sources said Qadri and the others were booked under provisions of the law related to attempted murder, interfering in the functioning of the government, snatching weapons from the police disturbing the peace.
The government will act according to the law on the Pakistan Supreme Court’s oted the Supreme Court bench as saying that Ashraf and the other suspects should be arrested in 24 hours, the written order issued by the bench set no deadline for the arrests.
A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry yesterday directed the National Accountability Bureau, the country’s main anti-corruption agency, to initiate action against Ashraf and over 20 other persons for alleged corruption in the setting up of ‘rental power projects’.
Meanwhile, Pakistan government on wednesday said it is determined to complete its five-year
term and to hold the polls by 15 May.
ARREST WARRANT ISSUED FOR QADRI
An arrest warrant has been issued for the fiery cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri, who is leading thousands of supporters in a protest demanding the ouster of the Pakistan government, after police here registered a case against him. A case was registered against Qadri and some 70 unidentified people at Kohsar police station for attacking police officials at the venue of the protest in Islamabad. A source privy to the development told PTI that an arrest warrants for Qadri had been issued by a local magistrate. Authorities were awaiting a go-ahead from Interior Minister Rehman Malik to arrest Qadri, the source said.
‘There have been deliberations on the issue and, at the moment, the government is in two minds whether to start negotiations with Qadri or arrest him,’ the source said.
The source said a decision in this regard was expected sometime soon.
Other sources said Qadri and the others were booked under provisions of the law related to attempted murder, interfering in the functioning of the government, snatching weapons from the police disturbing the peace.
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