NRO, Contempt Case: Aitzaz Ahsan wasted court's time, says Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court of Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The contempt case hearing against American Puppet Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani was adjourned on Wednesday on the note that most of the time during the proceeding was “wasted with irrelevant questions by [Gilani’s counsel] Aitzaz Ahsan.” The seven-member bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Justice Nasirul Mulk adjourned the hearing till Thursday. The bench observed that Aitzaz cannot cross-examine his own witness – Defence and Cabinet Secretary Nargis Sethi – who appeared before the court as a witness in the case and to present the summaries of May 21 and September 23, 2010 before the court. Aitzaz Ahsan said Defence Secretary Nargis Sethi brought the two summaries along with her. Justice Nasirul Mulk remarked these are the same two summaries which you (Ahsan) had already submitted. Justice Mulk consulted with the bench over the summary and returned it to her.

Justice Asif khosa observed that the court “did not understand the purpose” of asking Sethi questions. “Do you want to give Gilani a character certificate?” questioned Justice Khosa. Barrister Aitzaz said, “Yes, I want to (give Gilani a character certificate), my main motive is to tell the court what character the accused [Gilani] has.” Attorney General of Pakistan Maulvi Anwarul Haq said, “Being a prosecution in the case, I have some reservations with the method with which he [Aitzaz] is trying to carry the case.” “Nargis [Sethi] can only testify her own signature. In this hearing, she is attesting other people’s signatures [in the summaries].” The summaries mentioned that the then law minister, Babar Awan and the then law secretary, Pir Masud Chishti had informed the premier that the cases filed against President Asif Ali Zardari in the Swiss courts were withdrawn and that there was no use of writing a letter to the Swiss authorities since there were no cases. Later on, the honorable court adjourned the hearing till tomorrow (8th March, 2012).

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