The high court bench was hearing a case about lawyers’ complaints registered against their clients. Justice Panhwar also said that Karachi’s conditions have become very dangerous, “If a citizen gets the opportunity to leave Karachi, none of them will remain in the city”, he remarked. “The lawyers are facing excesses, what the police department is […]
Justice Yahya Afridi was sworn in as the 30th chief justice of Pakistan, last week. He was administered the oath of office by President Asif Zardari during a ceremony at Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir were also in attendance, along with all judges of the apex […]
At the outset of the hearing, the Chief Justice of Sindh High Court posed a critical question to the PTA’s lawyer: “Who instructed you to make a statement about lifting the ban on Twitter?” The PTA lawyer responded by stating that an affidavit had been submitted in court. However, the Chief Justice further inquired, “Who […]
The high court bench also restrained the university from any further action over the matter. “How many decisions, the university has taken over the subject until now,” Justice Salahuddin Panhwar questioned while hearing the case on the degree of the Islamabad High Court’s Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri. “Who complained about it and what is a […]
The high court bench comprised of Justice Saman Riffat Imtiaz declared the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the Chief Election Commissioner contempt case against Fawad Chaudhry as void. The bench abrogated the entire proceedings of the jail trial in the election commission contempt case. The court while hearing a petition of Fawad Chaudhry also […]
Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori administered the oath at a ceremony held on the premises of the SHC. President Asif Ali Zardari approved his appointment as the Sindh High Court’s (SHC) top judge, under Article 175-A(13) of the Constitution. The JCP had also unanimously recommended Justice Siddiqui’s elevation as the SHC chief justice to fill the […]
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 […]
