Islamabad: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday was told that the prime minister has rejected the summary to bring back former Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) director Zafar Qureshi to NICL scandal investigation.
An SC bench headed by Chif Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was hearing the National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) scandal case.
Babar Awan appeared before the court on behalf of the three federal secretaries to who SC had issued contempt of court notices on not complying the court orders regarding the transfer of FIA officials.
Babar Awan told the court that the prime minister had rejected the summary into bringing back Zafar Qureshi into the investigation.
He said the government will defend the secretaries as they had not acted upon on their own.
The CJ that the government had not showed respect for institutions and humiliating the court orders. Justice Chaudhry the court was observing patience.
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