Justice Shah Appointed as New Peshawar High Court Chief Justice According to sources, Chief Justice of Pakistan, Yahya Afridi, approved the appointment of Justice Shah as the new Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court. The decision was made by a majority vote—six out of eleven members of the judicial commission supported it. Justice Shah […]
A two-judge bench of the Peshawar High Court — Justice Syed Arshad Ali and Justice Dr. Khurshid Iqbal — listened to a case filed by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarians (PTI-P). They were challenging a decision made by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) about the distribution of reserved seats. PTI-P’s lawyer, Advocate Sultan Muhammad Khan, […]
The high court was hearing missing cases of Khadim, Fida Hussain, Zaheer, and others. The lawyer of a missing person, Kashif Hussain, told the court that he had disappeared from the airport and requested the court for the CCTV footage. “Have you requested it in your petition?” Justice Zafar Rajput asked the lawyer. “I didn’t […]
The case concerning the exemption granted under the Sixth Schedule of the Sales Tax Act for residents of FATA and PATA was heard on Wednesday by the five-member Constitutional Bench, headed by Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan. Other members of the bench included Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi, and […]
Citizen, namely Rana Sikandar, filed the petition in the Lahore High Court against the Government of Punjab and the Punjab Food Authority (PFA). In the petition, the citizen stated that a colour is being used in the drinks to change the taste of drinks, which is completely harmful for human health. The petitioner further stated […]
A five-member bench headed by Chief Justice SM Attique Shah will hear the case on May 05. Justice Arshad Ali, Justice Sahibzada Asadullah, Justice Naeem Anwar, and Justice Waqar are other members of the bench. A three-member bench of the high court had earlier expressed dissatisfaction over a police report about the missing persons and […]
Sahir Hassan was arrested on February 22, 2025, from Karachi’s Defence Housing Authority, with authorities claiming to have recovered illegal narcotics from his possession. The constitutional bench of the Sindh High Court heard the bail plea filed by Sahir Hassan, who has been in judicial custody for over two months. The hearing was attended by […]
Acting Chief Justice Sardar Sarfraz Dogar issued a written order, disposing of the petition. The court directed the ECP to hear both parties before proceeding with the inquiry and to make a decision by the law. Omar Ayub had challenged the Election Commission’s action and the July 10 order to investigate rigging in NA-18 Haripur. […]
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court under Article 184(3) of the Constitution. The President of Pakistan, the federal government, and four high courts have been made parties in the petition. The petitioner has pleaded to the apex court to declare the judges transfer notification as unlawful, unconstitutional and declare it as void. […]
Sources indicate that he will formally announce his decision after a meeting with the PPP leadership. However, his inclusion in the party has raised concerns among some PPP leaders in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, the sources said and added they have urged the leadership not to grant him any key position. There is also speculation […]
