Mohammad Asif released from prison

Mohammad Asif, the Pakistan fast bowler, has been released from jail after completing half of his one-year sentence for spot-fixing, his lawyers said. He was freed from Canterbury Prison in southeast England on Thursday morning.

Asif, 29, was found guilty at Southwark Crown Court in November 2011 of conspiracy to cheat and conspiracy to accept corrupt payments over deliberate no-balls bowled during the Lord's Test between Pakistan and England in August 2010. He is still under a seven-year ban (the last two years of which are suspended) imposed by an ICC tribunal in February last year.

His team-mates Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir were also found guilty. While Asif and Butt denied the charges against them in court Amir, who was released in February after serving half of a six-month sentence, pleaded guilty. Butt, who is currently serving a 30-month jail sentence, was banned for ten years (with five suspended), while Amir got five years.

Mazhar Majeed, the agent who was accused of setting up the deal that was uncovered by a newspaper sting operation, was imprisoned for 32 months.

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Dual nationality notice to Politicians

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ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notices to Senator Rehman Malik and MNA Farah Naaz Isfahani in dual nationality case, Geo News reported.

The three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary heard the plea filed by some MNAs and MPAs against alleged dual nationality of the parliamentarians here.

Deputy Attorney General informed the court that he had received reply of Rehman Malik and sought permission of the apex court for presenting the documents.

The court barred him from doing so and issued notices to Rehman Malik and Farah Naaz.

Later, the hearing was adjourned till May 10.

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No judges appointment via SPSC: SC

 

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the Sindh High Court (SHC) judgement regarding appointment of judges in lower courts via the Sindh Public Service Commission (SPSC), Geo News reported Wednesday.

A three-member bench of the SC headed by Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan dismissed the Sindh government petition challenging the SHC verdict to empower the Public Service Commission to appoint judges.

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