While presiding over a meeting today about preventing human trafficking in Islamabad, PM Shehbaz also gave instructions to identify Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) officials, who assist human traffickers and take strong action against them. The prime minister further instructed to complete the ongoing probe into the human trafficking issue at the earliest and submit concrete […]
The LHC bench, headed by Justice Tariq Saleem, announced its verdict on a plea filed by Imran Khan, challenging the notification for video link appearance for physical remand in May 9 cases. In its order, the LHC ruled that presenting accused persons via video link for physical remand cases may affect their fundamental rights. “The […]
According to details, a miscellaneous application was filed in the LHC by Advocate Azhar Siddique. The applicant asserted that the government has ‘failed’ to take any action against human smugglers. Advocate Azhar Siddique further stated that the inaction against smugglers constitutes a violation of the law. It is noteworthy that prior to this incident, there […]
The petitioners argued that privatizing government schools violated the law and would lead to increased fees, depriving underprivileged children of basic education. The Punjab government’s legal counsel clarified that the outsourced schools would remain under government oversight and that the initiative primarily targets non-operational schools to enhance their functionality and services. The court’s decision supports […]
According to reports, schools in the plain areas will remain closed from December 22 to December 31, while in the hilly regions, they will be closed from December 22 until February 28. In Balochistan, winter vacations have commenced, with schools, colleges, and universities in cold regions, including Quetta, remaining closed until February 28. For warmer […]
A single member of the Lahore High Court Rawalpindi bench heard a petition against the killing of stray dogs. The petitioner Anila Umair, an animal rights activist, made the Punjab government and the Chief Officer District Council as parties in her petition, calling the shooting and poisoning of dogs to death both illegal and unethical […]
The petition, filed by citizen Tanveer Sarwar, argued that there is no provision for the office of Deputy Prime Minister in the Constitution. According to the petition, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif appointed Ishaq Dar as Deputy Prime Minister in violation of the Constitution. The petition also argued that Ishaq Dar, being a senator, is not […]
LHC Justice Shahid Karim passed the orders during a hearing on petitions related to smog prevention on Friday. The court ordered that children must commute to schools using transport provided by the school administration. Schools failing to comply with these orders will face sealing, the LHC bench warned. It also remarked that no school should […]
The CJ expressed deep dissatisfaction with the Punjab Police’s handling of the cases and the failure to prevent the circulation of a viral video linked to one of the incidents. During the hearing, Chief Justice Neelum criticized the inefficiency of the police and remarked, “Anything can be done if there is the will to do […]
A five-member larger bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa announced its reserved verdict on the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) appeal in the Punjab election tribunals case. The bench had reserved the verdict earlier this week. The bench also comprises Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhel, Justice Naeem Akhtar […]
