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PAC chief threatens reference against SC Registrar
Dated: 2012-08-11
ISLAMABAD: Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman Nadeem Afzal Chan on Friday warned that a reference would be sent against the Supreme Court’s Registrar in the Parliament if he failed to appear before the committee.
Speaking to media persons outside the Parliament House, Chan recalled that Justice Khalil ur Rehman had ruled in Para 93 of the PLD 2010 that not everyone was a judge and that registrar was an assistant and helper.
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Speaking to media persons outside the Parliament House, Chan recalled that Justice Khalil ur Rehman had ruled in Para 93 of the PLD 2010 that not everyone was a judge and that registrar was an assistant and helper.
Judges’ conduct could not be debated, he admitted, but added that financial matters of the Supreme Court could come under discussion.
While President and Prime Minister could face financial accountability, the Supreme Court’s registrar was not above the law, he added.
The PAC chief said he has also sought the law ministry’s opinion in this regard
Nadeem Afzal Chan claimed that if the bureaucracy wishes to end corruption then it could happen certainly.
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