ISLAMABAD : The Supreme Court of Pakistan dismissed on Thursday a plea to halt inquiry into the Steel Mills corruption case, and adjoined the hearing for a month.
During the hearing Director General Federal Intelligence Agency Wasim Ahemd termed false to the report of his own department, saying the report showed no difference in amount regarding sale of the steel and its rate in the market.
To which the Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said that “you are speaking against your institution and your case could be ended.” He observed that “you should have filed an FIR against former DG FIA before offering such comments about the report.
During the course of the hearing, Steel Mills counsel Fakhruddin G Ebrahim requested the court to halt the inquiry into the case, but the Chief Justice dismissed the plea to halt the inquiry into Rs 26 billion scam.
He said that Pakistan Steel Mills is suffering Rs1 billion losses monthly due to the ongoing inquiry, and that Pakistan Steel Mills would have to shut down if the inquiry were to continue.
During the hearing Director General Federal Intelligence Agency Wasim Ahemd termed false to the report of his own department, saying the report showed no difference in amount regarding sale of the steel and its rate in the market.
To which the Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said that “you are speaking against your institution and your case could be ended.” He observed that “you should have filed an FIR against former DG FIA before offering such comments about the report.
During the course of the hearing, Steel Mills counsel Fakhruddin G Ebrahim requested the court to halt the inquiry into the case, but the Chief Justice dismissed the plea to halt the inquiry into Rs 26 billion scam.
He said that Pakistan Steel Mills is suffering Rs1 billion losses monthly due to the ongoing inquiry, and that Pakistan Steel Mills would have to shut down if the inquiry were to continue.
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