Re: Puppet CJ Dogar’s Daughter gets illegal marks in FSc. (Merged)
Government is acting like a mad in this case becoming a party with Justice Dogar. Islamabad High Court today refused to give stay in the proceedings of Parlimentary Committe of Education but Supreme Court gave a stay even after all judges went home except one or two. SC ex CJ Saeed-uz-Zaman Siddiqui told GEO that SC has no powers to interfere in the Parlimentary Affairs. Now new paindora box will be open
SC stays NA committee probe into Farah Dogar’s case Updated at: 1655 PST, Thursday, December 04
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court of Pakistan Thursday issued a stay order, suspending the National Assembly Standing Committee’s investigation into the case of Farah Hameed Dogar.
SC’s former deputy attorney general had filed a petition requesting inactivation of the NA Standing Committee for Education into the Farah Hameed’s case.
SC Judge, Justice Zawar Jafri, giving his remarks, said the Committee has no authority to demand records in connection with the above investigation or carry out the probe.
SC issued separate notices to chairmen Federal Board of Education and NA Standing Committee for Education, staying the hearing of the case indefinitely.
Re: Puppet CJ Dogar’s Daughter gets illegal marks in FSc. (Merged)
NA body chief seeks CJ’s resignation
Thursday, December 04, 2008 Government blocks discussion on Farah Dogar case
RAWALPINDI: The Chairman of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Education, Abid Sher Ali, has asked Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar to tender his resignation over the issue of extra marks for his daughter.
Abid Sher Ali has also asked the Ministry of Education to stop the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE)’s chairperson from functioning and make the controller and the assistant controller of the board officers-on-special duty.
Talking to the media after a meeting of the standing committee in Islamabad on Wednesday, the chairman of the committee also said that the two examiners who had refused to award extra marks to Farah Hamid Dogar should be promoted to the next grade and awarded commendation certificates. He said that male examiners should not be appointed for practical papers at the educational institutions for girls.
Usman Manzoor adds: The government made all out efforts on Wednesday to derail the proceedings of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Education on the issue of the extra marks given to the daughter of Chief Justice of Pakistan, arguing that the subject was sub judice in a court of law.
Federal Minister for Education Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani tried his utmost that the said issue should not be discussed in the meeting and repeated at least “37” times that under the rules of the National Assembly, an issue which was sub judice cannot be discussed in any meeting of a committee of National Assembly.
While the members of the committee, at large, kept on saying that the matter was not sub judice as only a writ petition had been filed in the Islamabad High Court, it had not been accepted and no date was yet fixed for hearing.
The committee meeting was fixed again for Thursday to discuss whether the matter was sub judice or not, and the law minister, Barrister Akram Sheikh, Barrister Zafarullah, Ahsan Iqbal, Naseer Bhutta and Babar Awan have been called by the committee to discuss the issue whether the committee can discuss the issue.
The meeting started an hour late because of the controversy that the speaker had banned the entry of media to cover the proceedings of the committee, but later, the speaker herself said that she had no objection but rules must be followed.
The federal minister for education kept on reading rule 241 of the rules of business of the National Assembly that a sub judice matter could not be discussed in the parliament.
Abid Sher Ali, the Chairman of the Committee, kept repeating that every matter could be made sub judice by filing a writ petition and gave an example that if Parliament was discussing the Fata issue and a writ petition was filed in any court the matter would become sub judice and that would stop Parliament from discussing the issue?
Begum Nuzhat Sadiq said that if the court delays the judgment for five years then the girl would become MBBS doctor then who would reverse the degree. When the education minister insisted that the matter could not be discussed, the chairman of the committee went for consent of the members of whom Tasneem Siddiqui, Nuzhat Sadiq and Farzana Mushtaq Ghani wanted that the issue be discussed in the committee against the wishes of the federal minister while Rubina Saadat Qaim Khani, Shakeela Khanam Rashid and Shamshad Sattar Bachani were of the view that rules be followed in the committee and if a matter was sub judice in a court of law then it should not be discussed.
During the meeting the members National Assembly from Pakistan People’s Party Rubina Saadat Qaim Khani and Shamshad Sattar Bachani said that injustice had been done to thousands of students across the country, and those responsible should be brought to justice, but rules must be followed.
Abid Sher Ali and Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani kept on requesting each other—one saying that the proceedings of the committee be carried on, and the other saying that rules did not allow. **“Parliament is supreme and we are the law makers, so no one can stop us from discussing any matter,” said Abid Sher Ali at one occasion adding: **“The committee has neither received any written order from the Islamabad High Court that it cannot discuss the issue of Farah Hameed Dogar nor the Education Ministry had provided any such notice.”
He said that it was the duty of the parliamentarians to highlight such injustices done by high officials. The chairman also praised the media for coming out with such scandals. He said that bounding Parliament and its committees not to discuss any matter of public interest was like tying the hands of Parliament as thousands of students were affected by rewarding extra marks to Farah Hameed Dogar by the FBISE.
Earlier, the meeting was briefed by the Editor Investigations of The News, Ansar Abbasi, who was specially invited by the committee. After briefing the committee Ansar Abbasi said: “We should not misuse rules and institutions to save the mighty and the elite for their wrongs.” “Rules are for fools; wise men make them and wise men break them,” he added.
At the end of the meeting, the chairman of the committee also made recommendations that the chairperson of FBISE and controller and assistant controller of the board be stopped from working as they may create hurdles in the transparent inquiry of the case.
The chairman also constituted a sub-committee, comprising Begum Nuzhat Sadiq, Miss Tasneem Siddiqui and Zubaida Jalal to probe the issue and submit a report in a week. The chairman also recommended that those examiners who refused to re-assess the papers be promoted and an inquiry be initiated against those who re-assessed the papers of Ms Dogar.
He also recommended that only female examiners be appointed as invigilators at the examination centres where females take their papers. Abid Sher Ali, the chairman of the committee, took serious notice of the cold attitude of the chairperson of the FBISE, Shaheen Khan, who refused to utter a single word on the questions asked to her by the chairman and the members of the committee.
The silence of the chairperson FBISE was fully supported by the education minister, and she was hesitant to answer the question that whether the re-assessment was allowed in any case or not. The members and the chairman also raised the question that chairperson FBISE was suspended and how come she became the chairperson of FBISE.
After prolonged arguments of the members of the committee and chairman the chairperson FBISE read out the rules of the board, which stated that “The answer book for a candidate in any examination shall not be re-assessed under any circumstances. The re-checking does not mean re-assessment or re-evaluation of the answer book.”
The chairman said that the chairperson FBISE was answerable before the committee and also read out the rule that empowered the committee to summon any person and inquire from him or her. He snubbed the chairperson FBISE when she sought the consent of federal minister to speak and said that she must seek the permission of the chairman and no one else.
Abid Sher Ali took serious notice of absence of former chairman FBISE, Commodore (R) Shamshad, who had ordered the reassessment of the papers of Farah Hameed Dogar. The current chairperson of FBISE walked out of the previous meeting of the committee after the State Minister for Education Ghulam Farid Kathia objected to the presence of a journalists in the meeting and had himself walked out.
Re: Puppet CJ Dogar’s Daughter gets illegal marks in FSc. (Merged)
IHC seeks comments
Thursday, December 04, 2008
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) directed on Wednesday the respondents in a writ petition to submit their comments by the second week of January over a plea seeking initiation of legal proceedings against those allegedly involved in award of extra marks to daughter of the chief justice of Pakistan (CJP).
IHC seeks comments
The single bench of the IHC, Chief Justice Sardar Mohammad Aslam heard the petition moved by Iftikhar Husain Rajput through Barrister M Javed Jafri in which he raised the issue of award of extra marks to Miss Farah Hamid Dogar.
He has prayed to the court to direct Farah Hamid Dogar to file an affidavit concerning the circumstances in which she got her marks enhanced. Rajput has also raised objections in the petition regarding the degrees possessed by Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr Babar Awan.
The petitioner is also seeking a direction to the government to abolish quotas in appointments and strictly follow merit in recruitment. The same bench accepted Jafriís plea that his main petition for repatriation of Dr Aafia from the US might be fixed for January 15 as he was going abroad.
And people are suppose expect justice from this institution or judge sitting on this bench. BTW, SC has NO power to stop parliamentary proceedings under ANY circumstances. Courts and judges exist b/c of the Parliament and not the other way around.
And people are suppose expect justice from this institution or judge sitting on this bench. BTW, SC has NO power to stop parliamentary proceedings under ANY circumstances. Courts and judges exist b/c of the Parliament and not the other way around.
Court exists if there is country and regardless of what type of government is there in the country. Court does not depend on parliament as there are courts in Kingdoms, dictatorships, or even Tribal society.
Anyhow, I am surprise that how come those who were dancing Bhangra on road for corrupt and disgraced judge Iftikhar, are today talking against Dogar? Were these people paid mulazim of those who were financing and benefitting from Iftikhar corruption, or are they munafiqs who change their values like underwear?
Where are those who use to talk BS that President could not ask for CJ to get investigated, as CJ is not clerk? When they were told that CJ did corruption, nepotism, misconduct and misused power, (after looking in mirror) they use to say that others do worse, so what is wrong there. It were they who use to say that if Iftikhar used his office to get his incompetent son Arsalan admission illegally in medical college and later got him job plus promotion illegally, than that is usual in Pakistan so that is no crime that their disgraced 'hero' Iftikhar should get investigated. They also use to say that if Iftikhar was using cars beyond his entitlement, was occupying many houses all over Pakistan illegally, were misusing power, they use to say that all do that in Pakistan, including Army generals, bureaucrats, and politicians, so there is nothing wrong if thug Iftikhar was doing.
Now, I am waiting for Bhangra dancing to come back again on road in support of Dogar calling those who want Dogar to get investigated as and , what these bhangra dancing thugs used to do against those who wanted corruption and nepotism of Iftikhar to get investigated. I am waiting for human Kurd doing his jumping act for the right of corruption in judiciary, Immoral Imran to give statements in support of top judge, Liar Nawaz along with his numerous corrupt thugs singing the song of independent Judiciary, and Atetaz doing everything again to deceive the nation. So, where are you supporter of disgraced Iftikhar, why are you shouting against Dogar when you should be supporting him, or are you waiting for Dogar to become as corrupt as Iftikhar to come to your level of appreciation for you all to support him?
[note] Watch the language, and try to convey your message without the references to animals!!! [/note]
Court exists if there is country and regardless of what type of government is there in the country.
Yea, those are called kangaroo courts & someone who has been big fan of illegitimate military dictator should not be expected to understand rule of law or importance of rule of law in a civilized society. In a civilized society ultimate destiny of a nation lies in hand of its people & the people are final arbitrators of their fate, not some judge or a military madman.
Same way, in a democratic society its the elected representatives who make rules & people have indirect voice in decision making, & not some unelected judge or some military thug. That is why the Parliament is suppose to be a supreme nation institution, but again I should not expect you to understand that.
Yea, those are called kangaroo courts & someone who has been big fan of illegitimate military dictator should not be expected to understand rule of law or importance of rule of law in a civilized society. In a civilized society ultimate destiny of a nation lies in hand of its people & the people are final arbitrators of their fate, not some judge or a military madman.
Same way, in a democratic society its the elected representatives who make rules & people have indirect voice in decision making, & not some unelected judge or some military thug. That is why the Parliament is suppose to be a supreme nation institution, but again I should not expect you to understand that.
I thought that it was BB who use to term 'Kangroo court' to the courts that was working under the rule of Zia (dictator) and Nawaz (demothug). Is that court you are talking about?
SC rejects petition against NA body; annuls stay
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the petition against National Assembly Committee on Education’s investigation into Farah Hameed Dogar case, besides annulling earlier-issued stay-order against committee’s proceedings.
A full-bench of SC, headed by Justice Faqir Mohammad Khokhar and comprised of Justice M Javed Buttar and Justice Aijaz Yousuf, heard the petition filed by former chairman of Federal Board of Education, Commodore (retd) Shamshad Ahmed through his lawyer Raja Abdur Rehman, former deputy attorney general.
The petitioner had requested the court to restrict the NA committee to discuss the issue of Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar’s daughter case of awarding extra marks.
The SC bench rejected the petition terming it immature and asked the petitioner to consult with Islamabad High Court. Bench also ordered to annul the stay-order against the proceedings of the committee issued earlier by SC single-member bench, comprised of Justice Zawar Hussain Jafferi.