Supreme Court issues interim order on Asghar Khan case

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a three-paged long interim order in Asghar Khan case.

As per details, the apex court on Dec 31 issued notices to the legal heirs of late air chief Air Marshal Asghar Khan, after the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) recommended the court to close Asghar Khan case citing its inability to collect evidence needed to initiate criminal proceedings.

“Notices have been issued to determine whether money was given to politicians or not,” the interim order stated, adding that the statements of the witnesses were contrary.

The order stated, “Those who were party to the case, are not aware of the receipts nor mode or time of payments. Related banks did not cooperate with FIA either and did not give the record for the past 24 years.”

A relevant paragraph from the report submitted by the JIT, was also included in the top court’s order.

Hearing was adjourned for one week.

Asghar Khan Case

In 1996, Air Marshal Asghar Khan had filed a petition in the Supreme Court, accusing manipulation of 1990 elections by an intelligence agency- doling out money to a group of politicians.

The apex court in its verdict, 16 years after the petition was filed, ruled that the 1990 general elections had been cheated by dishing out Rs140 million to a particular group of politicians only to deprive the people of being represented by their chosen representatives.

The PTI in May 2017, had announced to file a petition in the Supreme Court seeking implementation of the orders of the already decided case.

 

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