SC rejects Nawaz Sharif plea to merge graft cases

Islamabad: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday rejected ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s plea seeking merger of three references filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against the Sharif family.

Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar took up for hearing in his chambers appeal plea filed by Nawaz Sharif seeking clubbing of the three NAB references. The CJP kept intact the objections raised by registrar office on the petition. Nawaz Sharif had earlier filed petition seeking clubbing of three references filed by NAB. However registrar office had raised objections on the petition and directed the petitioner to resort to proper forum.

Mr Sharif through his counsel Khawaja Haris had requested CJP to hear his appeal plea filed against the objections raised by registrar office in his chambers.

Registrar office had said that Mr Sharif had used all forums for redressal of his complaint and no constitutional petition can be filed against SC final decision.

Talking to reporters, Khawaja Haris counsel for Nawaz Sharif said it was our stand point that SC rules are not applied to the decision which was legally doubtful.