A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Yahya Afridi heard the case. Additional Prosecutor General Punjab pleaded for time to submit JIT reports and present arguments over appeals of the accused against cancellation of their bails. The court granted time to the government to submit its joint investigation reports. Chief Justice […]
On Monday, the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP), chaired by CJP Justice Yahya Afridi, approved the appointments of Chief Justice Islamabad High Court Aamer Farooq, Chief Justice Sindh High Court Muhammad Shafi Siddiqui, Chief Justice Balochistan High Court Muhammad Hashim Khan Kakar, and Chief Justice Peshawar High Court Ishtiaq Ibrahim to the apex court. The […]
Details indicate that the government and its allies have yet to reach a consensus on the bill for increasing the number of Supreme Court judges. Following this lack of agreement, the government has decided to postpone the legislation on the matter to next week, the sources knowing the matter said. According to sources, there is […]
As per details, the government is likely to move the bill to the lower house of the Parliament on Friday. With the bill, the government is mulling to increase the number of SC judges to 23 including the CJP. It is noteworthy that Barrister Danyal Chaudhary of PML-N has already presented the bill. For the […]
A three-judge committee, created under the Supreme Court Practice and Procedure Act 2023, by a majority 2 to 1 on Thursday, decided to form a five-judge larger bench, led by Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, to hear senior journalist Arshad Sharif’s murder case after summer vacations. However, Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa has dissented […]
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 […]
A three-member bench — headed by CJP Isa and including Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan and Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi — issued the written order of the contempt proceedings against lawmakers Faisal Vawda and Mustafa Kamal for their tirades against the judiciary. In the written order, the Supreme Court stated that it had issued show-cause notices […]
The order has also affected the position of Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa, who is not endorsing the superior court judges’ concerns regarding the interference of executive agencies to manipulate judicial functions in political cases. In his 12-page written order, LHC Chief Justice Malik Shahzad Ahmad Khan has directed the registrar’s office to […]
A five-member SC larger bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa, and also comprising Justice Aminuddin Khan, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Justice Athar Minallah, and Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi is hearing the case. Arrangements to ensure the PTI founder’s appearance before the Supreme Court bench via video link were finalized in […]
The next-in-line judge to become Pakistan’s chief justice, Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan, abruptly quit on Thursday. Ahsan, one of the highest court’s senior justices, resigned unexpectedly and handed his letter of resignation to President Arif Alvi, sparking concerns over his sudden departure. The significant development occurs just one day after Justice (retd) Sayyed Mazahar Ali […]
