The Lahore High Court announced the verdict, which was earlier reserved. A two-member division bench headed by Justice Chaudhry Iqbal dismissed the petition and upheld the ruling by the single bench. A single bench of Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan had previously dismissed the petition for being not maintainable. The appeal, filed by citizen Ashba Kamran, […]
A written order issued by Justice Shahid Karim suggested imposing a water emergency across Punjab to prevent drought and address smog-related challenges. The court instructed that the matter of declaring a water emergency be placed before the provincial cabinet, with a report to be submitted at the next hearing. LHC Judge Justice Karim also ordered […]
NetBlocks, an organisation that monitors accessibility issues on the internet, on February 17, last year, confirmed that a “national-scale disruption” has hit X in Pakistan in the aftermath of widespread protests in the country triggered by the alleged vote rigging in general elections. A full bench of Lahore High Court (LHC) headed by CJ Justice […]
As per details, Justice Shahid Karim of the Lahore High Court expressed dissatisfaction over the lack of effective measures during a hearing on pleas related to smog and environmental pollution. The court declared a water emergency due to the deteriorating water situation and directed the installation of water meters. The LHC also ordered the Lahore […]
LHC Judge, Justice Shahid Karim presided over the hearing petitions filed by Haroon Farooq and others. Appreciating the effective traffic management by the wardens, the LHC judge ordered the expeditious processing of health allowance provision for traffic wardens and directed authorities to establish their service structure without delay. Additionally, the court instructed authorities to establish […]
The hearing was presided over by SHC CJ, Justice Shafi Siddiqui. During the hearing, the court questioned the petitioner’s counsel, asking, “What is wrong with this PECA law?” The bench further inquired, “Should there be no punishment for spreading false news?” Chief Justice SHC Shafi Siddiqui remarked that not all decisions are made in courts; […]
LHC judge also ordered the completion of the trial of the case within one month. Headed by Chief Justice of LHC Aalia Neelum, a two-judge bench also comprising Justice Asjad Javaid Ghural heard the bail plea of accused Amna Urooj. During the hearing, Chief Justice Aliya Neelum remarked that misuse of legal provisions has become […]
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 […]
