Chairman PPP files review petition in Supreme Court - Press Release issued by Pakistan People's Party.

Islamabad -- February 08, 2019 (PPI-OT)

Following is the text of press release issued by Pakistan People's Party (PPP)

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Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has filed a review petition in the Supreme Court of Pakistan regarding its order dated 7.1.2019 praying to review/recall/modify this order and for direct deletion of his name from JIT report and from any other investigation/proceeding etc. being conducted by FIA, NAB or any other authority.

The petition is filed today, 8th February 2019, under article 188 of the constitution read with order XXVI rule 1, Supreme Court rules, 1980. The petition was filed by Advocate Khalid Jawed Khan through Advocate on Record Mr. Qasim Mirjat.

The petition says that the applicant/petitioner was neither issued any notice or summon nor provided any opportunity of hearing before order dated 7th January 2019 was passed by the Honourable Court, where by certain observations were made and directions issued, while omitting to record the specific verbal directions given by honourable court during proceedings in court on 7.1.19 to expunge the name of the petitioner from JIT report.

These directions were passed in the presence of the parties, their learned Advocates, government functionaries, officers of NAB, FIA and members of JIT, the learned Attorney General, the learned Advocate General Sindh, the learned law officers, media and public at large and widely reported by the media without any subsequent rebuttal or clarification from any quarter till date but completely ignored and not given effect to by JIT, NAB, the government and even by SC in its own detailed order passed and released subsequently.

The absence of direction for expunging the name of the petitioner from JIT report as given by this honourable court during hearing on 7.1.19 from the detailed order dated 7.1.19 was due to clerical error which needs rectifying. The JIT report released by honourable court in paragraph 35 of the order has conceded that the material against the applicant "may need examination to arrive at the correct conclusion". The applicant name was wrongfully included on the ECL and the he is not subjected to further probe, enquiry, and investigation by NAB, JIT, or any other body in respect of the allegations made in the JIT report.

The petition also asked that what are the limits, scope and contours of exercise of suo-moto powers by the honourable court in exercise of original powers conferred upon this...