Supreme Court verdict over former Interior Minister Rehman Malik petition against IHC verdict

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday rejected former InteriorMinister Rehman Malik’s petition against Islamabad High Court (IHC)decision.

A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Mushir Alam andcomprised Justice Yahya Afridi and Justice Qazi Muhammad Amin Ahmed, heardthe case and maintained IHC’s decision regarding forwarding of Americancitizen Cynthia Ritchi’s matter regarding Rehman Malik to the Justice forPeace.

During the course of proceedings, Advocate General Islamabad Niaz UllahNiazi said case should be registered against the petitioner.

Advocate Latif Khosa counsel for Rehman Malik said Cynthia came to Pakistanin 2010 and now her visa had expired.

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Justice Yahya Afridi said the court did not want to intervene over thematter. He said the high court did not order registration of the FIR overthe matter.

Justice Qazi Amin said the court could disposed of the petition withdirection that the case should be heard on merit without coming underpressure of the high court decision.