As the controversy surrounding Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) intra-party elections and iconic electoral symbol of a cricket bat deepens, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa remarked on Friday that the party will have to “face consequences if the intra-party polls don’t align with the law. The remark came during the hearing of hearing of […]
Plaintiff Mian Shabbir filed a plea in the LHC through his lawyer Azhar Siddique. The Chairman of the Senate, the speaker National Assembly, the Election Commission of Pakistan, and others have been made respondents in the case. The plea stated Parliament passed an amendment in the Election Act with a simple majority, while such legislation […]
In a major legal victory for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Wednesday reinstated the “bat” symbol for the party and declared the “null and void” the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) order that had deprived the party of its traditional electoral symbol. The verdict was announced after PHC had reserved […]
On Wednesday, Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi of the Supreme Court, facing misconduct allegations, tendered his resignation citing ongoing proceedings against him as a reason. “It was an honor to be appointed and to serve as a Judge first of the Lahore High Court, Lahore, and then as the Supreme Court of Pakistan. In […]
He expressed these remarks during an interaction with journalists in Islamabad. During the discussion, he addressed the questions of the journalists and talked about the current political situation in the country. He brought attention to the prevailing challenges faced by PTI. On December 22, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) invalidated PTI’s internal elections, resulting […]
When the Supreme Court is committed to a matter, influential groups find it extremely difficult to overturn the court’s decision. The Lahore High Court’s ruling suspending the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) notification about the recruitment of DROs and ROs from the executive branch has been overturned by a three-judge bench led by Chief Justice […]
Islamabad police on Saturday arrested the parents and household staff of suspect Zahir Zakir Jaffer ; accused of torturing and brutally killing Noor Mukadam ; for “hiding evidence and being complicit in the crime”. Also, In a statement, a police spokesperson says several people including Zahir’s father Zakir Jaffer; mother Asmat Adamjee and household staff […]
Nearly three months after Pakistan had lifted a ban imposed on TikTok; the Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday ordered to ban the video-sharing app; TikTok across the country for the third time. The SHC’s ruling came during a hearing; where the court issued a notice to the attorney general of Pakistan; directed him to […]
