Bulletins 1200 3rd March 2018

LAHORE: The Supreme Court on Saturday debarred the Punjab bureaucracy from protests over the arrest of Ahad Cheema, a grade-20 officer, at the hands of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in a housing scheme scam.

Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar wondered how a resolution in support of Cheema was adopted by the Punjab Assembly (PA).

In such a way, a resolution could also be moved to the effect that the apex court couldn’t summon anyone, he observed.

The apex court directed that no one will cause any kind of harassment to the anti-graft watchdog investigating some high-profile cases.

CJP Nisar restrained the provincial bureaucracy from protesting against Cheema’s arrest. If anyone wants to resign, he/she can do so and if one is summoned by the bureau, he should cooperate with it, he said.