LAHORE (A-News) – Supreme Court Justice Athar Minallah has expressed remorse for the judiciary’s past abuse, citing the case of former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Speaking at a symposium on animal rights and environmental concerns in Lahore, Justice Minallah said, “It is sad that the court was used forRead More →
ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court has set hearings on crucial constitutional disputes, including the military courts case and petitions alleging manipulation in the February 8 elections. According to the constitutional bench’s cause list for January 6-10, the military courts matter is scheduled to be heard on January 7. A constitutionalRead More →
Given that the Supreme Court’s May 14 deadline for holding elections in Punjab has gone, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will petition the court for a review of its April 4 decision to hold elections today (Monday). The ECP’s review petition will be considered by a three-judge bench chairedRead More →
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has requested the ruling political coalition to refrain from staging a sit-in in protest of the court’s claimed preference for PTI chairman Imran Khan, which might risk the judiciary’s integrity and functioning. To avert any unexpected events, Supreme Court Registrar Ishrat Ali called aRead More →
ISLAMABAD – The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) petitioned the Supreme Court for the postponement in Punjab elections. The joint plea was submitted by PTI leaders Asad Umar and Mian Mahmoodur Rashid, as well as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Speaker Mushtaq Ahmad Ghani and Punjab Assembly Speaker Muhammad Sibtain Khan. They have namedRead More →
ISLAMABAD: The crucial issue of the delayed elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was heard by a nine-member Supreme Court (SC) panel on Thursday. The court, presided by by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, began the hearing to ascertain who was authorised to declare the election date. The judges onRead More →
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – On Tuesday, the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) and Provincial Bar Councils announced that they would file references in the Supreme Judicial Council against Supreme Court justice Mazahir Ali Akbar Naqvi in connection with an alleged audio leak allegedly featuring him and former Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry PervazRead More →
ISLAMABAD : – On Friday, the Pakistani Supreme Court temporarily halted the Punjab interim government’s notice that Ghulam Mahmood Dogar would no longer serve as the Lahore capital city’s police chief (CCPO). In its decision on a petition challenging his reassignment, a three-judge panel presided over by Justice Ijazul AhsanRead More →
ISLAMABAD: The newly established joint investigative team (JIT) was given a two-week deadline by the Supreme Court on Thursday to deliver an interim report about the death of veteran journalist Arshad Sharif. After Mr. Sharif was fatally shot by Kenyan police in a suspected instance of mistaken identity, a suoRead More →
Hearings on a Presidential Reference for the interpretation of Article 63(A) of the Pakistan Constitution on disqualification of elected MPs and its relevance to dissident legislators of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf have been postponed till Monday, according to the Supreme Court of Pakistan (PTI). During the hearing, Chief Justice of PakistanRead More →
