A single high court bench comprising Justice Shahid Karim heard a miscellaneous petition against repeatedly imposing section 144 in the province. Why is section 144 being enforced repeatedly, the bench questioned. In a plea filed in the high court, a petitioner said that the government imposed section 144 to prevent political parties from assembling. The […]
The two-member bench of the Supreme Court, led by Justice Isa and Justice Naeem Afghan, heard the Election Commission’s appeal. The commission’s lawyer, Sikandar Bashir, and PTI lawyer Salman Akram Raja appeared before the court. At the outset of the hearing, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Qazi Faez Isa expressed his concerns over the […]
In response, the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) lawyer noted that the Constitution does permit the issuance of ordinances. During the Supreme Court hearing on the ECP’s appeal regarding the formation of eight election tribunals, the Election Commission’s lawyer argued that forming tribunals is within the commission’s authority under Article 219(c) of the Constitution. The […]
Malik Israr Ahmed a respected advocate of the High Court and former President of the Punjab Bar Council was targeted while within the courthouse premises According to the police, the accused Intizar Shah was an Elite Force personnel who entered the lawyer’s chamber and opened fire on the lawyer due to a family feud. The […]
Bushra Bibi’s legal team, including Khalid Yusuf Chaudhry and Usman Riaz Gul, appeared in court. PTI lawyers submitted the written order of the Islamabad High Court on Thursday. Usman Riaz Gul urged the court to keep the hearing for the following day, stating, “We are still available today, listen to us today.” “If I live, […]
He was arrested by unidentified individuals accompanied by law enforcement personnel,” Siddique disclosed, noting a scuffle occurred during the incident. Following this, Siddique filed a petition in the Lahore High Court (LHC) seeking clarification on the first information report (FIR) under which Riaz was detained. The petition is pending before a bench for hearing. According […]
The high court in a written decision concluded that abducted poet Ahmed Farhad has been subjected to forced disappearance and institutions failed to recover him. The court directed that Ahmed Farhad after his return to home should record his statement before the Lohi Bher magistrate. The court in its written decision also ordered the Registrar […]
A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa and comprising Justice Irfan Saadat and Justice Naeem Akhtar will hear the suo moto case on Friday, the sources privy to the development added. During the presser on Wednesday, Senator Faisal Vawda criticized the Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges. “15 days have […]
Justice Anwarul Haq of the Lahore High Court issued the verdict on a petition filed by Azmat Bibi, the mother of the 14-year-old girl. The court ruled that despite clear instructions from the High Court to prevent child marriages, Nikah Khwans and registrars continue to conduct such marriages without verifying the age of the bride. […]
IHC top judges – including Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiyani, Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, Justice Baqir Sattar, Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan, Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir, and Justice Salman Rafat Imtiaz – penned the letter to SJC in the aftermath of Supreme Court’s March 22 judgment on Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui’s dismissal case. In the letter, the […]
