NICL scam: Arrest warrants issued for Fahim, 6 others

KARACHI: Arrest warrants have been issued for Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader and former commerce minister Makhdoom Amin Fahim besides six others accused in the multi-billion-rupee National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) corruption case. PAKISTAN NEWS reported :

The arrest warrants were issued by the Federal Anti-Corruption Court over the suspects’ failure to appear before court. Apart from Makhdoom Amin Fahim, other suspects in the case include former federal commerce secretary Salman Ghani, Qasim Dada, Khalid Anwar and Amin Hussain.



The court has directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to present all six suspects on April 12.

A three-judge Supreme Court bench headed by Chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry is also hearing the NICL case.

The SC in its last hearing on March 5, 2013, stated that the money trail in NICL scandal led to the bank account of Mahkdoom Amin Fahim and his family members.

Army Chief meets ISAF Commander

RAWALPINDI PAKISTAN: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani met International Assistance Force (ISAF) Commander Joseph F. Dunford on Monday as part of the continuing tri-partite commission effort to strengthen military to military cooperation and regional stability.

This was General Dunford’s first visit to Pakistan in his official capacity as ISAF Commander. Placing a high priority on the ISAF-Pakistan relationship, General Dunford had previously met with General Kayani in the days preceding his assumption of command in February.

During the session on Monday, the two military leaders discussed a variety of issues related to strengthening cooperation and pressuring militants who threaten security along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

General Kayani reiterated Pakistan’s stance and desire for peaceful, stable and united Afghanistan and the need for a successful Afghan-owned-Afghan-led peace process. He emphasized the need to continue supporting all efforts to bring peace in Pak-Afghan border region. He urged ISAF to help Pakistan check cross border attacks launched from inside Afghanistan.

“The Pakistani, the Afghans and the international community all desire peace and security in the region. These meetings are important to achieving that goal as we continue to explore ways to expand our relationship”. General Dunford said

Jamshed Dasti Indicted in Fake Degree Case

MUZAFFARGARH PAKISTAN: The court has formally charged Jamshed Dasti in bogus degree case Monday, Pakistan News reported :

The District and Session Court of Judge Abdul Rehman Khan Niazi indicted Jamshed Dasti on the request of regional election commissioner of Multan.

The petitioner was of the view that the accused contested in 2008 elections on a fake degree and he should be tried on the charges of forgery.

On Sunday, Dasti came on a donkey cart to submit his nomination papers in Muzaffargarh.

Member of National Assembly (MNA) from Muzaffargarh Jamshed Dasti, on March 15, had announced his departure from Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). He said that he would contest in general elections as independent candidate from NA 177 and 178.

Dasti further said that Hina Rabbani Khar and her father opposed him in by-polls that took place in 2010, adding that he had told the party leadership that he would contest elections against Khar.