ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar on Monday imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on Attorney General Ashtar Ausaf after the latter failed to appear in a case pertaining to Article 62 (1)(f), in spite of repeated court orders. AG Ausaf was supposed to appear before the court to present the state’s arguments today, but he failed to appear. Additional Attorney General (AAG) Rana Waqar appeared in his stead and sought to submit a written reply. However, the court got annoyed with the repeated absences of the AG and imposed an initial fine of Rs 10, 000. However, the court agreed to postpone the hearing till Tuesday, to which the AAG repilied the attorney general was planning on leaving the country tomorrow, after the activist’s funeral.

Source: Pakistan Today February 12, 2018 07:18 UTC