Additional district and sessions court Judge Muhammad Afzal Majoka reserved the verdict after the counsels from all sides completed their arguments. The Additional District and Sessions Court will pronounce the verdict today at 3 pm. Earlier, a district and sessions court in Islamabad rejected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi’s […]
During the hearing of the appeal, judge Majoka also remarked that under the Hanafi jurisprudence when divorce is pronounced three times, there would be no reproach, and hence no requirement for Iddat. During the hearing, the lawyer representing Khawar Maneka continued his arguments. He argued against the judgments referred to by Salman Akram Raja Advocate, […]
The PTI leaders accused the electoral body of misinterpreting the court’s verdict and forcing party candidates to run independently in the February 8 polls. Opposition leader Omar Ayub Khan, who is also PTI’s general secretary, took to social media to express his indignation. “Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja and all four commissioners of the […]
Interestingly, the SC verdict gave a new lease of life to the PTI as the party will now have direct representation in the National Assembly. The decision will facilitate the PTI-backed MNAs to take part in the assembly’s proceedings under the umbrella of PTI rather than the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC). The larger bench of […]
ATC Judge Khalid Arshad issued a detailed order of the dismissal of Imran’s bail plea in a case registered against him over May 9, 2023 violence, including an attack on the Jinnah House. The judge through a short order on July 9 had dismissed Imran’s bail plea. The order stated that the statements of two […]
The verdict on the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) reserved seat case was announced by a full bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa. It comprised Justices Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Munib Akhtar, Yahya Afridi, Aminuddin Khan, Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Ayesha Malik, Athar Minallah, Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi, […]
A habitual petitioner, Mian Daud, has challenged Justice Jahangiri’s appointment under Article 199 of the Constitution through a writ of quo warranto. The writ of quo warranto is primarily based on the 1998 Supreme Court judgment in Justice Sajjad Ali Shah’s case. The petition claims that Justice Jahangiri’s appointment is unconstitutional due to an allegedly […]
Citizen Fahad Shabbir has filed a petition through Advocate Nadeem Sarwarm naming the prime minister, the federal government, and the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), among others, as respondents. The petitioner argued that the Government of Pakistan has, through a notification, permitted the ISI to tap people’s phones. However, the section of the PTA Act— Section […]
The full court convened on Wednesday to deliberate a potential short order in the reserved seats case. The outcome will determine whether the current government can gather enough support to table a constitutional amendment bill, a challenging task given its current shortfall in numbers. In preparation, the federal government has formed a committee to finalize […]
Apart from Lahore’s Jinnah House attack, Imran had filed bail pleas in the FIRs registered against him for his alleged involvement in setting fire to Askari Tower and Shadman police station. Before announcing the reserved decision, ATC Judge Khalid Arshad asked where were the lawyers representing the petitioner. The judge was informed that senior lawyer […]
