The PTI leaders accused the electoral body of misinterpreting the court’s verdict and forcing party candidates to run independently in the February 8 polls. Opposition leader Omar Ayub Khan, who is also PTI’s general secretary, took to social media to express his indignation. “Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja and all four commissioners of the […]
Interestingly, the SC verdict gave a new lease of life to the PTI as the party will now have direct representation in the National Assembly. The decision will facilitate the PTI-backed MNAs to take part in the assembly’s proceedings under the umbrella of PTI rather than the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC). The larger bench of […]
We finally got what we deserved,” PTI chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said while speaking outside the apex court along with other PTI lawmakers following the Supreme Court’s announcement of its verdict on Friday. The chairman said, “Today is a day of happiness for the 250 million people of Pakistan.” He noted that 11 judges […]
ATC Judge Khalid Arshad issued a detailed order of the dismissal of Imran’s bail plea in a case registered against him over May 9, 2023 violence, including an attack on the Jinnah House. The judge through a short order on July 9 had dismissed Imran’s bail plea. The order stated that the statements of two […]
The verdict on the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) reserved seat case was announced by a full bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa. It comprised Justices Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Munib Akhtar, Yahya Afridi, Aminuddin Khan, Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Ayesha Malik, Athar Minallah, Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi, […]
The full court convened on Wednesday to deliberate a potential short order in the reserved seats case. The outcome will determine whether the current government can gather enough support to table a constitutional amendment bill, a challenging task given its current shortfall in numbers. In preparation, the federal government has formed a committee to finalize […]
Apart from Lahore’s Jinnah House attack, Imran had filed bail pleas in the FIRs registered against him for his alleged involvement in setting fire to Askari Tower and Shadman police station. Before announcing the reserved decision, ATC Judge Khalid Arshad asked where were the lawyers representing the petitioner. The judge was informed that senior lawyer […]
Maneka challenged the IHC verdict of deciding on the Nikah case appeal within a month. The reserved verdict was pronounced by Justice Gul Hasan Aurangzeb. In June, Islamabad High Court (IHC) ordered the session court to announce the verdict on Bushra Bibi’s plea seeking suspension of conviction in the Nikah case within a month. The […]
Since May last year, IHC judges have been facing the heat for resisting the alleged interference by executive agencies in their judicial duties. To address the issue, they met with the then CJP Umar Ata Bandial and the incumbent CJP Qazi Faez Isa to discuss the harassment, especially following the Tyrian case. During the discussions, […]
During the hearing on Saturday, Imran counsel, Barrister Salman Safdar, argued that the PTI founder was being targeted for political reasons. “In my entire career, I have never seen so many cases against a single individual. Those who were inciting against institutions at the scene were not arrested,” Safdar alleged. How could a case be […]
