Stringent security measures have been taken after lawyers’ groups announced the protest. Heavy contingents of police were also deployed on the Supreme Court premises. The administration has closed the Jinnah Underpass with containers, only Margalla Road has been open for vehicles to reach the Supreme Court. Long queues of vehicles were witnessed at Margalla road […]
During the hearing, Justice Shahid Karim directed the respondents to submit their replies. The petitioner, Azhar Siddique, argued that despite a decrease in global petroleum prices, the government had increased fuel prices in Pakistan. The petitioner pleaded with the court to declare the recent fuel price hike void, citing the lack of a mechanism to […]
The petition argues that the recent amendments to the PECA law, which include new penalties, will effectively end freedom of expression in the country. It also claimed that the amendments were made without consulting relevant stakeholders, including media organizations. Furthermore, the petition contends that the PECA amendments are inconsistent with the Constitution’s provisions for protecting […]
Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Ayisha Malik, and Justice Aqeel Abbasi have referred to the benches’ powers case in the letter and complained that the case was not fixed on January 20 and called it contempt of the court. “Justice Aqeel Abbasi was added to the bench on January 16, who had heard the case […]
The bench, headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan, heard intra-court appeals challenging the decisions of military courts. The bench also comprised Justices Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi, Naeem Akhtar Afghan, Musarrat Hilali, and Shahid Bilal Hassan, At the outset of the hearing advocate Khawaja Haris said that Article 233 does not […]
The former star prosecutor has refused questioning three times after his bungled December 3 martial law decree plunged South Korea into its worst political crisis in decades. As anti-graft officials and police got their fresh warrant from the same court that issued the first order, Yoon remained holed up in his residence surrounded by hundreds […]
According to details, the court has ordered the SSP Operations to arrest the KP CM for his continuous absence in the hearings. Earlier, the court handed over a questionnaire to Zahoor Hassan, the CM’s counsel in a case pertaining to the violation of Section 144 and illegal possession of weapons and liquor. In the questionnaire, […]
In August, Austin rescinded plea deals that the Pentagon had entered into with the trio, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. In November, a U.S. military judge ruled that Austin acted too late in revoking the plea deals and that they were still valid. The order late on Monday by the U.S. military appeals court upheld that […]
Earlier, the court was set to announce its verdict in £190 million reference on December 23 (today), but now the verdict has been delayed. AC Judge Nasir Javed Rana said they are writing the verdict and will announce the date of the verdict later. On December 18, an accountability court in Islamabad reserved its verdict […]
The top court scheduled oral arguments in the case for January 10, nine days before TikTok faces a ban unless ByteDance divests from the popular app. The law, signed by President Joe Biden in April, would block TikTok from US app stores and web hosting services unless ByteDance sells its stake by January 19. TikTok […]
