Islamabad
(July 19, 2012) Supreme Court of Pakistan has
ordered after FIA report in the NICL case that no further action is required
against Moonis Elahi and his wife as of present.
However, the apex court in the
NICL contempt case has again issued notices to former DG FIA Malik Muhammad
Iqbal and former Secretary Establishment Rauf Chaudhry. Further hearing in the
case has been postponed for three weeks.
Three member bench of the Supreme
Court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was informed by
Director Legal FIA that about the money transferred in the accounts of Moonis
Elahi and his wife, money laundering or any other crime could not be
established. There is Money Laundering Act in the country but so far Pakistan
has not signed any accord with any country regarding money laundering.
The Chief Justice observed that
money coming from abroad runs the economy of the country and money coming from
abroad should not be stopped.
Postponing the hearing of the
case, the court ordered the FIA that on the next date of hearing, report about
recovery in the NICL case should be submitted while the court has again sought
reply from the parties on the Justice (retd) Ghulam Rabbani Commission Report.
