Rana Bakhtiar resigns over dismissal from Davis case

LAHORE: Deputy Prosecutor General (DPG) Rana Bakhtiar has tendered his resignation from his post after been dismissed from the Raymond Davis case.

According to the sources, Additional Prosecutor General Abdul Samad has been appointed as official counsel in Raymond Davis case.

It is pertinent to mention here that Rana Bakhtiar was dismissed over his statement given to Geo News that Raymond Davis does not have diplomatic immunity.

Bakhtiar said that he gave the above statement in accordance with the law and record, adding that he tendered his resignation over his dismissal from the Raymond Davis case.

"I am also handing over my official car and gunmen," he added.

Rana Bakhtiar was also investigating the murder case of Justice Javed Iqbal’s parents.

NICL case: SC orders investigation against DG FIA

The court said the DG FIA was mismanaging the NICL investigation.

Dawn

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday ordered investigations against Director General Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Waseem Ahmed regarding the National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) scam case, DawnNews reported.

A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhary, heard the suo motu case regarding the alleged violation of rules by former NICL chairman Ayaz Khan Niazi in the procurement of land on highly enhanced rates and causing a huge financial loss to the national exchequer.

Saying that the FIA was protecting influential individuals in the case, the court accused Waseem Ahmed of mismanaging the investigations.

Waseem Ahmed was alleged to have given refuge to one of the accused Amin Qasim Dada, a member of the NICL board of directors.

The court further maintained that no one was above the law.

Moreover, the court directed that the investigations into the case should now be headed by Additional Director FIA Zafar Ahmed Qureshi.