Supreme Court Begins Hearing Against NRO
The process could lead to challenges against the Legality President Asif Ali Zardari's rule just as the Obama administration needs stability in Islamabad to help crack down on militants near the Afghan border.
Court official Azhar Hussain said the 17-member bench led by Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry started hearing petitions but gave no other details.
The session came two weeks after the expiration of the Amnesty Ordinance, Which had been: Granted in a deal with former president Pervez Musharraf.
Speculation over Zardari's future has escalated after he was forced Thurs abandon an effort to get Parliament Thurs approve the ordinance, of Which: Granted him and more than 8.000 other government bureaucrats and politicians immunity from a host of corruption and criminal charges.
Zardari, who has denied any wrongdoing, enjoys general immunity from prosecution as president, but the Supreme Court could Choose to challenge his eligibility for the post if the Amnesty is declared illegal.
The Pakistan government has said that it will not Defend the NO and will assist the court in reaching an authoritative decision in the case.
The petitions challenge the no on the grounds that it violates the fundamental rights of the people, especially Article 25 (equality of citizens), is against political justice and also contravenes the United Nations Convention against Corruption Thurs Which Pakistan is a signatory.
Meanwhile, the Lahore High Court has sought a reply from the Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General to a petition filed for the inclusion of all beneficiaries in the no exit control list.
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