ISLAMABAD — President Asif Ali Zardari has accepted the resignations of Supreme Court Justices Mansoor Ali Shah and Athar Minallah, who stood down the day before. The Presidency stated that the resignation letters addressed directly to the President have now been properly authorized. The two senior judges resigned on ThursdayRead More →
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Law Azam Nazeer Tarar will present the 27th constitutional amendment bill in the Senate on Monday, as the upper house session begins at 11:00 a.m. at the Parliament House. Senator Farooq H. Naik was scheduled to give the Joint Parliamentary Committee for Law and Justice’s reportRead More →
ISLAMABAD: In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of Pakistan held that a bank statement alone is insufficient to verify someone’s income. The ruling occurred during a case heard by a two-member court led by Chief Justice Yahya Afridi, with Justice Shafi Siddiqui writing the judgment. The Supreme Court madeRead More →
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Quetta has granted police a 10-day physical remand for Dr Mahrang Baloch, the leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), and five other members of the organization. The ATC’s judgment extends their continuous imprisonment, which has already lasted more than three months.Six BYC members, includingRead More →
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Law and Justice has issued notifications for the permanent appointment of chief justices to all four high courts in the country, with President Asif Ali Zardari’s approval.According to the notification, Justice Sarfraz Dogar has been named Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court. Justice Junaid GhaffarRead More →
Former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, have filed an appeal with the IHC for an expedited hearing on their pleas to postpone their convictions in the £190 million case. Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi were found guilty earlier this year in the £190 million case. ImranRead More →
A court in Islamabad has ordered the blocking of 27 stations suspected of “disseminating fake and misleading information against state institutions,” according to an order issued on Tuesday. Judicial Magistrate Abbas Shah issued a two-page written ruling responding to a petition submitted by the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA).Read More →
ISLAMABAD – The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) restored governing coalition members elected on reserved seats on Wednesday, after the Supreme Court’s recent verdict on restricted seats. The Supreme Court’s constitutional bench upheld the review petitions, holding that the PTI is ineligible for women’s and minority reserved seats in nationalRead More →
(Web Desk) – The police in Haveli, Kahuta (Azad Jammu and Kashmir) detained Sessions Judge Raja Imtiaz Ahmad on Wednesday for illegally ordering the release of a drugs dealer in violation of a Supreme Court decision. The Supreme Court of AJK, presided over by Chief Justice Raja Saeed Akram Khan,Read More →
LAHORE (Webdesk) – The Lahore High Cloister on Tuesday issued antipathy of cloister notices to the badge admiral complex in arresting the suspects complex in Kasur ball party. Justice Ali Zia Bajwa said the activity taken by the badge cadre would be unacceptable in any society. Also, Punjab Prosecutor GeneralRead More →
