Petition against President, PM, politicians’ foreign assets – GEO.tv

Petition against President, PM, politicians’ foreign assets – GEO.tv.

Petition against President, PM, politicians’ foreign assets

Updated at: 1324 PST,  Tuesday, October 11, 2011  LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) has issued notices on the filed petition making plea for demanding the details of the bank accounts and foreign assets of scores of politicians including President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani, Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan. Barrister Iqbal Jaffery in his petition filed in LHC has made 15 politicians respondents, which included Chaudhry Shujaat and Pervaiz Ellahi also. It is stated in the petition that the politicians have stashed away billions of rupees abroad throwing the country in dire financial crisis and, therefore, prayed that the details of the bank accounts and foreign assets of these politicians be called for and pass order for bringing back in the country these stashed away national wealth. The court adjourned further proceedings for two weeks. COMMENT: JUDICIARY IN PROCESS.