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LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Friday welcomed the decision of Maryam Nawaz of resigning from the chairpersonship of the Prime Minister Youth Loan Programme, terming it a step towards strengthening of democracy.
Hearing a petition against the appointment of Maryam Nawaz as chairperson of the youth loan programme, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah had on November 11 asked the federal government to remove/replace the chairperson by Friday or the court would pass an appropriate order to this effect. Maryam quit the post ‘voluntarily’ the next day.
A deputy attorney general appeared before the court on Friday and presented a copy of the resignation of Maryam Nawaz.
The law officer stated that the resignation of the chairperson would not affect the functioning of the loan programme.
Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah observed that the appointment should have been made through due process of law.
The judge also directed the government to strictly observe law and transparency to appoint, if required, new head of the loan programme as billions of rupees of the taxpayers were involved in the scheme.
With these directions, the judge disposed of the petition filed by Zubair Niazi, a local leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf.
The petitioner had taken a plea that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had misused his prerogative by appointing his own daughter head of the loan scheme.
He said the authority did not follow any law or rules set by the Supreme Court to make the impugned appointment.
Meanwhile, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah dismissed a petition seeking an action against the prime minister for mentioning the name of his daughter as Maryam Nawaz in the notification of the chairperson’s appointment instead of her real name “Maryam Safdar”.
The petitioner, Iqtidar Shah, alleged that the prime minister had defrauded the nation by mentioning ‘wrong’ name of his daughter in the notification.
Published in Dawn, November 15th, 2014
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Nov 15, 2014 12:57pm
Maryam's action is indeed praiseworthy...for the sake of unity of this nation she took the bold step...great work...
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Nov 15, 2014 01:01pm
Amazing tales of screwing this country. Italian mafia should learn a lesson from Pakistani judiciary. Money buys it all
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Nov 15, 2014 01:03pm
If she had decided NOT to resign.........what would the court have done ?
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Nov 15, 2014 01:15pm
Praiseworthy decision indeed. Now her father and uncle should follow in her footsteps.
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Nov 15, 2014 01:25pm
I hope that PM will appoint future governmental posts as per court instructions. It also proves that PM has been appointing cronies in govt A slap on PM's reputation.
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Nov 15, 2014 01:38pm
Atleast she has the courage to recognize that she is not above the law unlike her father and uncle. It is time that our rulers should respect the law and should work for the development of the common man in the true sense. They should stop making the people fool.
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Nov 15, 2014 01:44pm
PTI should only offer such type of Petitions in Courts instead of Dharna.............. Dharna Choro Court ko Dekho......
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Nov 15, 2014 01:44pm
What about PHD degree. Please give decision on the genuine of the degree as well.
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Nov 15, 2014 02:17pm
@Ahmed USA "Maryam's action is indeed praiseworthy...for the sake of unity of this nation she took the bold step...great work.."
Please try to control your Punjabi chauvinism. The court gave the government an ultimatum to replace her. She had no choice but to resign.
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Nov 15, 2014 02:21pm
@Ahmed USA
She had no choice really. Thanks to pti she realised the error of her ways. Or rather her resignation shows that she realised it was wrong to get that post because of who her papa is. Tabdeeli aah gayi hai!
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Nov 15, 2014 02:50pm
What a news item by dawn group
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Nov 15, 2014 03:04pm
@Zeeshan
With a so-called PhD in political science she should have had the wisdom to know that that she was in that position on the basis of nepotism. Only a transparent process of selection could determine her merit. If she did it on pure merit then her father's political position would have become irrelevant.
She is a bad role model for the youth of Pakistan because she did not demand a transparent process to be implemented. The nation expects the youth whose representative she claims to be to be emotionally and politically independent.
She resigned only because she found herself in blind alleyway.
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Nov 15, 2014 03:05pm
Yes , ALL HAIL her Royal Highness Princess Maryam Nawaz for taking the extraordinary trouble to voluntarily and humbly relinquish her post.
May her family rule over Pakistan for a 1000 years.
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Nov 15, 2014 03:06pm
such a disappointing comment from independent judiciary
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Nov 15, 2014 03:11pm
is it enough ? No enquiry...?cc
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Nov 15, 2014 03:15pm
How about the refund of pay, allowances, privileges and perks?
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Nov 15, 2014 03:23pm
Does this court belong to King Nawaz Sharif that it is hailing their decisions. Have mercy on this nation and be answerable to Allah Almighty.
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Nov 15, 2014 03:23pm
@Umar Aftab
They will when this nation rises.
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Nov 15, 2014 03:36pm
If the LHC has indeed welcomed the resignation of MN then it is a sad reflection on their independence.
Courts should not give "shabashi" (pat on the back) to offenders, for their orders to be carried out. A court's order should be carried out because the law of the land DEMANDS it.
Nobody should be above the law.
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Nov 15, 2014 03:37pm
@Javed Dost Chanesar Hope you are resident. The Court is surprised to see such behavior considering what PPP people have been doing with the Courts in the past and what now PTI and PAT is doing.
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Nov 15, 2014 03:40pm
Pray LHC, may I dare to ask what is there to laud in this decision? Maryum Nawaz did not deserve this post and the person who appointed her should be brought to task! Pakistanis refuse to be plundered anymore.
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Nov 15, 2014 03:52pm
Instead if welcoming the resignation, steps should have been initiated against the appointing authority and the appointee for misusing authority and appointing unqualified person, the appointee should also have been charged for accepting a such a position. Such cases should be made example for others and not to be disposed off just by welcoming the resignation.
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Nov 15, 2014 03:59pm
LHC hails Maryam’s decision to resign....why praising by judiciary...this should be done by PBC or political...not the judges...where we are heading...only GOD knows
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Nov 15, 2014 04:10pm
Maryam Nawaz is soo cute *_*.
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Nov 15, 2014 04:12pm
She should be punished too for keeping a hight post with out required credentials.
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Nov 15, 2014 04:25pm
@Ali, They are Mafias.
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Nov 15, 2014 04:27pm
She is the only worthy candidate to become PM of Pakistan .
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Nov 15, 2014 04:28pm
Beautiful mind and body, fit to rule Pakistan as PM forever a hundred years to come.
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Nov 15, 2014 04:36pm
What is there to be praised ! She got the job not on merit or her so-called qualifications, but, sheer favoritism. I am surprised to see 'Kings' favorite continue to get such preferences with impunity at the cost of merit.
And on top of that, the Court hails 'the decision of Maryam Nawaz of resigning from the chairpersonship of the Prime Minister Youth Loan Programme, terming it a step towards strengthening of democracy,.! Instead of setting an example out of such wrongdoings. Wonder what this singular act would serve good to democracy !
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Nov 15, 2014 04:36pm
Fairest of them all, fit for the throne.
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Nov 15, 2014 04:39pm
Resignation is not enough. Court should have punished the responsible for breaking the law in the first place. They are instead praising him. Strange country.
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Nov 15, 2014 05:08pm
The judge is happy for he gave time to Maryam and she did what was mutually agreed, as government was hesitant to get resignation from her under mounting public pressure! So this strategy was designed! Well done! This judge's supreme court of administrative order brutally crushed lives of sindh's government servants
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Nov 15, 2014 05:23pm
@Pakistani What a shame - LHC welcoming Maryam's decision to resign which was ordered by the Coyrts to leave the position or in other words she was sacked by the Court.
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Nov 15, 2014 05:33pm
When did she work on her PhD no one knows. What we know is that she was admitted to Army Medical college in 1991 when Her dad was PM. She was migrated to King Edward medical college Lahore next year. Professor of Physiology and subsequently Professor of Anatomy had to resign as they refused to "pass" her exams. She did not pursue her MBBS any further. And suddenly she got PhD!!! Only in Pakistan these miracles can happen.
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Nov 15, 2014 05:42pm
@Hasan
Still she don't have PhD
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Nov 15, 2014 05:47pm
What a misleading headline. I don't see judge hailing the decesion. All I see is that judge issuing this statement :
Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah observed that the appointment should have been made through due process of law.
The judge also directed the government to strictly observe law and transparency to appoint, if required, new head of the loan programme as billions of rupees of the taxpayers were involved in the scheme."""""""
And finally --- why do people calling this voluntarily ? She would have been in contempt of court if she didn't and that would have made the court give the decesion and the order.
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Nov 15, 2014 08:07pm
I am a bit disappointed on the action of honorable court. Resignation must not be accepted since it was tendered at last the moment for face saving. Possibally, PML-N would try to get political milage in future. She should be dismissed from post with heavy fine and life ban on any public position in future.
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Nov 16, 2014 11:16am
Instead of praising her decision the court now should proceed to the next logical step: Punishment for her along with her father to teach a lesson to future nepotists. For one and half year she kept this post and God know how much corruption she indulged in and perks she enjoyed along with fooling the masses to think that as if the money for loan is coming from her father's pocket where the truth is other way around; money is flowing from National Exchequer to Nawaz family members.
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