ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of petitions against the National Reconciliation Ordinance till tomorrow (Wednesday), ARY NEWS reported.During the proceeding, Acting Attorney General Shah Khaver presented National Accountability Bureau (NAB) report regarding Swiss banks accounts to the 17-member larger bench.
According to the NAB report, at least six foreign bank accounts maintained by President Asif Ali Zardari and Benazir Bhutto were found. There are at least 13,113,000 dollars in the said foreign bank accounts, it maintained.
When Attorney General demurred at President Zaridari’s sentence, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry asked him to deny the report if has objection on it, adding in his remarks that the AAG has not hitherto denied the report regarding President Zardari’s sentence.
“We have no problems with anyone or any president; we are here to guard the national interests,” he continued, adding it remains to be seen whether national interests were protected in Swiss court or not.
The national money should be safeguarded, the CJ observed.
The bench ordered former Attorney General Malik Qayyum to appear before the court.
A 17-member bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, is hearing identical constitutional petitions challenging the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO).
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