ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) on Wednesday ordered to frame contempt of court charges against the Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Admiral retired Fasih Bukhari on 2nd April, Dispatch News Desk (DND) reported.
A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed hearing of contempt of court case against Chairman NAB Fasih Bukhari.
During the course of hearing, the Consul for the Chairman NAB Naveed Rasool prayed for shifting the case to some other bench which the court rejected.
Chief Justice Chaudhry remarked that prima facie NAB chairman’s letter to the President Asif Ali Zardari, which contained objectionable remarks on the judiciary, is insulting for the judiciary and other civil and military institutions.
NAB’s counsel argued that chief justice had removed himself from the bench in the Arsalan Iftikhar case upon which CJ remarked that both cases have no similarity.
Later on, the court while appointing Attorney General as prosecutor ordered to frame contempt of court charges on chairman NAB on April 2.
DND
