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 […]
The understanding to this effect came at a meeting between Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Tajik President Emomali Rahmon in Dushanbe today. On the bilateral front, the two leaders discussed the entire range of bilateral cooperation including trade and economy, investment, connectivity, culture, education, science and technology, defense, humanitarian assistance, parliamentary exchanges, and people-to-people […]
The apex court noted that Pakistan was among the first countries to have signed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adding that Its Article 19 states that ‘everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression’ and does not permit abusing or insulting anyone. Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa declared this […]
The JCP also unanimously approved Justice Muhammad Shafi Siddiqui as the new chief justice of the Sindh High Court (SHC). While not constitutionally required the practice since the 18th Amendment in 2010 has been to appoint the most senior puisne judge as the chief justice. However, before the amendment, some senior judges were passed over […]
The investigation agency has submitted a 10-page comprehensive report to the Islamabad High Court (IHC) regarding the social media campaign against Justice Babar Satar and his family. According to the report – 39 Twitter accounts were used out of which 29 were found to be fake. The agency had sent the details of 10 accounts […]
The prime minister arrived at the venue, he was warmly received by President Rehmon. The national anthems of both the countries were played as the stood at the salute dias. Later, the smartly turned out contingents of Tajik armed forces presented guard of honor to the prime minister which he reviewed. The prime minister also […]
Additional District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Afzal Majoka conducted a hearing on the pleas of Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi. Khan’s counsel Zahid Bashir Dar and Murtaza Turi appeared before the court. Senior counsel Salman Akram Raja also represented the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf founder. At the beginning of the proceedings, the court was requested to wait […]
