Saturday, November 26, 2011

Mixed reaction on NRO ruling

Islamabad—Different government figures voiced quite varied reaction to the verdict of the Supreme Court (SC) delivered on Friday in National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) review case.

Talking to media persons here, Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik, accepting the court’s ruling, said the matter pertains to Law Ministry.

Minister for Information Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan revealed that the NRO ruling will be taken stock of in a meeting of the party’s Core Committee.

Former Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Aitzaz Ahsan seems sure that the government will definitely act upon the ruling but voiced for the immunity of the president. Renowned lawyer SM Zafar believes that issues will

intensify now in case the ruling was not implemented, adding the judiciary must have certainly realized the government is not going to implement the ruling. Famous lawyer Salman Akram was of the view that there was nothing new in government’s review petitions. —INP