April 03, 2008	Thursday	Rabi-ul-Awwal 25, 1429

ISLAMABAD, April 2: Islamabad High Court here Wednesday directed Ministry of Education and Federal Board of Education to regularise services of 45 daily-wage lecturers working in different model colleges in the capital.

It also directed the concerned authorities to arrange interviews of these lecturers through the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC).

Justice Dr Sajid Qureshi heard various identical petitions of these daily-wage lecturers.

Advocate Raja Mohammad Khan and Ali Murad Baloch appeared as counsels for the petitioners and informed that they have been working for the last fifteen to twelve years in various model colleges of the federal capital on daily wages.

They were paid with meagre salaries and even were deprived of many facilities including salaries during vacations, they added.

They apprised the court that they had been working for a long period and their performance was also appreciated by the concerned authorities.

Now, they cannot apply for other government posts due to overage factor and the previous precedent of daily wagers should be considered whose services were regularised through Federal Public Service Commission, they contended.

After hearing their arguments, Justice Dr Sajid Qureshi ordered regularisation of their services.

NAB told not to arrest petitioner

Islamabad High Court here Tuesday directed National Accountability Bureau authorities to let a petitioner in Jeddah Town Scheme return back and not to arrest him upon arrival.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice Sardar Mohammad Aslam and Justice Dr Sajid Qureshi heard the writ petition filed by Sohail Shamshad.

Mian Mohammad Nawaz appearing as counsel for the petitioner, apprised the court that his client worked only as promoter in Gillani Corporation sponsored housing scheme named Jeddah Town in Islamabad.

He got Rs1.8 million only in profit out of the scheme but the housing scheme could not be initiated.

The people approached National Accountability Bureau and a reference case in 2007 was registered against him, Nawaz informed and added that red warrants were issued besides, placing Shamshad’s name in the Exit Control List by the concerned authorities.

He said the petitioner, now staying in UK, wanted to return back and face trial.

Tanveerul Islam representing respondents, said that he would require some time to get details about the case.

Chief Justice Sardar Mohammad Aslam directed him not to arrest the petitioner and remove his name from ECL for 15 days.

The same division bench also directed NAB authorities to submit parawise comments over another petition filed by Major (retd) Mohammad Maqbool in Bankers City scheme within 15 days. Dr Babar Awan advocate informed the court that under NAB Act 19, a person could not be summoned again and again..—APP