Karachi: Lawyer among two killed in Orangi Town firing

KARACHI: Two persons including a lawyer were killed when unidentified gunmen opened fire on a car in Orangi Town area of Karachi on Saturday, Geo News reported.

Police told that the incident occurred near Islam Chowrangi in Orangi when a car was ambushed by unknown armed culprits riding a motorcycle, severely injuring two persons in the car.

The injured were immediately rushed to the nearby hospital where they succumbed to their injuries.

The victims were identified as Hammad Idrees Advocate and Noman Shah.

Police have started investigation into the incident.

Nov 3 actions were taken after PM, cabinet’s approval: Musharraf’s lawyer

ISLAMABAD: The lawyer representing former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in the treason case says his client took the 3 November 2007 actions after approval from the prime minister and federal cabinet.

Speaking to reporters outside the special court constituted to hear the treason case, Farogh Nasim said if Musharraf would not have implemented the directives of the prime minister constitutional complication could have arisen.

The three member special court heard Nasim’s arguments in response to prosecutor Akram Sheikh not proving the FIA report pertaining to 3 November 2007.

During proceedings, Nasim once called upon the court to use its authority and order the FIA to provide the report. Musharraf’s lawyer argued that the prosecution’s witnesses could not be cross-examined until the report was received, adding that if it could be provided to journalists why is it being hidden from the accused.

Lawyer Ghulam Haider gunned down in Karachi

KARACHI: Another incident of firing claimed one more life as a lawyer was shot dead on Jehangir Road in Karachi on Friday.

According to police, the incident took place when unidentified assailants opened fire at a car, killing the lawyer.

The police said that the deceased is identified as Ghulam Haider, who was an Assistant Director at Insurance Ombudsman Office in NAB.

Musharraf always said emergency was not his individual act, says lawyer

ISLAMABAD: Talking to Geo News on Friday, Barrister Farogh Nasim has said that from the beginning Pervez Musharraf’s stand was that the imposition of emergency was not his individual decision. If any of his lawyers had said against it in the Supreme Court, it is not Musharraf’s stand.

He said the Pakistan Army has to decide that imposition of emergency by Pervez Musharraf was his individual act or was driven from “institutional suggestion”.

Ansar Abbasi alleged that Naseem issued this statement to save his client. He said the army could save Musharraf only through martial law which will leave the country in trouble. He said Altaf Hussain of the MQM has already demanded Martial Law through different ways.

He said army is not a group of 500,000 troops but it is an army of 180 million people. He said the army should take into consideration its perception among the masses if the army gets itself involved in Musharraf case.

He said the legal way for Musharraf goes through the court. He said Musharraf’s lawyers have objections to the judiciary and intend to put the army against the judiciary and the parliament which would ultimately lead to Martial Law.

Ferogh Nasim said his statement that the army should save its chief the way lawyers saved the former chief justice meant to highlight the context in which the lawyers launched their movement.

He said the army should eliminate doubts surrounding the debate if the emergency was an individual’s or institution’s decision. He said all matters related to Musharraf should be settled within the ambit of the constitution. He said he did not talk of Martial Law and the army has constitutional and legal remedies to offer Musharraf when the time comes.

He questioned on what basis Abbasi is saying that Musharraf’s lawyers are talking aboutm Martial Law while what all they say is that constitutional and legal methods should be applied to save Musharraf.

He said Musharraf was the army chief when Martial Law was imposed on October 12 1999 but the history should be traced back to 1950s. He said the SC has written in its detailed order that Musharraf’s lawyers have admitted that imposition of emergency was his individual act whereas neither he, nor his client, has ever adopted this stance. He said Musharraf has always stated that he has aced upon the advice given to him on this matter.