ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed an application seeking bail cancellation of Fawad Hasan Fawad, principal secretary to former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Ijazul Ahsan heard the case.
The apex court dismissed the plea against Fawad on the grounds of being ineffective.
During the hearing, special prosecutor National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Rizwan Sati said that Fawad had been acquitted by the trial court in the reference and the request for cancellation of bail has become ineffective due to his acquittal.
Later, the Supreme Court dismissed the plea declaring it ineffective.
Suo motu notice on hike in petroleum prices
A lawyer filed a petition in the Supreme Court (SC), requesting the court to take suo motu notice of the increase in the prices of petroleum products.
Advocate Mudassar Chaudhry said, in his plea, that the prices of petroleum products have been increased. The inflation-stricken poor people are committing suicide due to price hike while the constitution ensures right to life to every citizen.
He requested the Chief Justice of Pakistan to take notice of the recent price hike as the nation sees him as a saviour.
It may be remembered that the caretaker government increased the prices of petroleum products a day ago despite the fact that crude oil prices declined in the global market.
The caretaker government on Tuesday increased the price of petrol by Rs17.50 per litre, taking the price to record high of Rs290.45 per litre. The petrol price is now unprecedented in the history of the county, taking the inflation to an upward trajectory.
