Malik Riaz outside the Supreme Court of Pakistan – File photo by AFP
Malik Riaz outside the Supreme Court of Pakistan – File photo by AFP

ISLAMABAD: A list of witnesses linked to the contempt of court case against real estate tycoon Malik Riaz was submitted before the Supreme Court by Attorney General Irfan Qadir, DawnNews reported on Saturday.

The name of Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry is also among the witnesses, along with former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, CJP’s son Arsalan Iftikhar, Registrar Supreme Court Dr Faqir Hussain and Malik Riaz’s son-in-law Salman Ahmed.

The AG, also the prosecutor in the case, was asked by the SC to submit the list on August 29 in order to proceed with Bahria Town chief’s trial for contempt of court after he put forth questions in front of the apex court in a press conference in June.

Formal contempt proceedings in the case will be resumed by the apex court on Monday, September 17.

Opinion

Editorial

When medicine fails
Updated 18 Nov, 2024

When medicine fails

Between now and 2050, medical experts expect antibiotic resistance to kill 40m people worldwide.
Nawaz on India
Updated 18 Nov, 2024

Nawaz on India

Nawaz Sharif’s hopes of better ties with India can only be realised when New Delhi responds to Pakistan positively.
State of abuse
18 Nov, 2024

State of abuse

The state must accept that crimes against children have become endemic in the country.
Football elections
17 Nov, 2024

Football elections

PAKISTAN football enters the most crucial juncture of its ‘normalisation’ era next week, when an Extraordinary...
IMF’s concern
17 Nov, 2024

IMF’s concern

ON Friday, the IMF team wrapped up its weeklong unscheduled talks on the Fund’s ongoing $7bn programme with the...
‘Un-Islamic’ VPNs
Updated 17 Nov, 2024

‘Un-Islamic’ VPNs

If curbing pornography is really the country’s foremost concern while it stumbles from one crisis to the next, there must be better ways to do so.