The larger apex court bench, headed by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa, was hearing a petition challenging the LHC’s decision to appoint tribunals for settling election disputes. The SC bench, which also comprised Justices Aminuddin Khan, Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Naeem Akhtar Afghan, and Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi, held that the chief election commissioner (CEC) and the […]
Additionally, the court dismissed PTI leader Niazullah Niazi’s objection to the inclusion of Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa in the larger bench in the election tribunal case. A five-member larger bench, headed by Chief Justice Isa, convened to hear the Election Commission’s appeal against the Lahore High Court’s decision on forming election tribunals. The hearing, […]
Each of the 650 constituencies will elect one MP through a first-past-the-post system, where the candidate with the most votes wins the seat. There are no runoffs, making Thursday the sole voting day. Polling stations will open at 7 a.m. and close at 10 p.m. local time (0600GMT to 2100GMT). As soon as voting ends, […]
A five-member larger bench, headed by the CJ, convened to hear the Election Commission of Pakistan’s appeal against the formation of election tribunals by the Lahore High Court. Salman Akram Raja’s lawyer, Hamid Khan, filed a request for adjournment, while PTI’s lawyer, Niazullah Niazi, objected to the chief justice’s inclusion in the bench, arguing that […]
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Pro-Palestine protesters climbed the roof of Australia’s Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday and unfurled banners, one saying Palestine will be free, and accused Israel of war crimes, in a serious security breach condemned by lawmakers. Four people dressed in dark clothes stood on the roof of the building for around an […]
The death toll from the powerful Category 4 hurricane climbed to at least 10, but it is widely expected to rise further as communications come back online across drenched islands damaged by flooding and deadly winds. In Jamaica, Beryl’s eyewall skirted the island’s southern coast, pummeling communities as emergency groups rushed to evacuate people from […]
The chief justice was heading a three-member bench, which heard the appeal of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s candidate against the verdict of an election tribunal to set aside the Election Commission’s decision for the recount of votes in NA-154 Lodhran. During the hearing, the chief justice said that the top court was scheduling election-related cases […]
IHC’s Judge Miangul Hasan Aurangzeb presided over the hearing regarding the recovery of missing person Atiq-ur-Rehman, a resident of Abbottabad who has been missing for 20 years. The petitioner, Hajra Bibi, requested the court to enforce the production order issued by the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances. “You can do it a hundred times […]
Judicial Magistrate Yasir Mahmood announced the reserved verdict, clearing Imran Khan, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Sheikh Rasheed, Shehryar Afridi, Faisal Javed, Raja Khurram Nawaz, Ali Nawaz Awan, Asad Qaiser, and others of all charges. The acquittal came after the defence, represented by Advocate Sardar Masroof and Ansar Kiani, presented their arguments on behalf of accused Imran […]
Officials reported that the intelligence-based operation (IBO) aimed at ensuring public safety resulted in the discovery of alarming weaponry, including detonators and materials for a suicide jacket. The bomb disposal squad was promptly summoned to neutralize the explosives. During the operation, suspects opened fire on the approaching police team and subsequently fled the scene. The […]
