The PML-N filed a review petition in the apex court, urging the top court to withdraw its July 12 order. In its peal, the PML-N argued that the PTI was not even a party in the case as it was the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) that approached the Supreme Court. The PML-N plea stated that […]
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 […]
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, […]
In a detailed 48-page opinion on the murder reference, the SC highlighted serious flaws in the judicial proceedings of the time. The apex court noted that the trial court, which had tried and convicted Mr. Bhutto, and the appellate court, which had dismissed his appeal, were operating when there was no constitutional rule in the […]
In the order, the apex court stated that both the ECP and the office of the Chief Justice Lahore High Court (LHC) are constitutional institutions deserving of the highest respect. It emphasized that a face-to-face, meaningful consultation between these two bodies could resolve the issue. The top court also noted that the attorney general also […]
The cases are set to be deliberated before the 13-member full court on Tuesday (tomorrow). The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had allocated 78 seats among various political parties represented in the national and provincial assemblies. However, on May 6, the apex court suspended the ECP’s notification regarding the allocation of these seats. In the […]
The larger apex court bench, headed by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa, was hearing a petition challenging the LHC’s decision to appoint tribunals for settling election disputes. The SC bench, which also comprised Justices Aminuddin Khan, Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Naeem Akhtar Afghan, and Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi, held that the chief election commissioner (CEC) and the […]
A five-member larger bench, headed by the CJ, convened to hear the Election Commission of Pakistan’s appeal against the formation of election tribunals by the Lahore High Court. Salman Akram Raja’s lawyer, Hamid Khan, filed a request for adjournment, while PTI’s lawyer, Niazullah Niazi, objected to the chief justice’s inclusion in the bench, arguing that […]
