In a meeting of the commission on May 3, Federal Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar requested the commission to defer the meeting because the Centre was considering amending Article 175A of the Constitution. It was stated that the constitution of the commission may be changed. Justice Yahya Afridi, therefore, had suggested that since the government […]
As per details, the court directed the registrar’s office to number the case and sought an explanation from the federal government by September 16. During the hearing, Justice Mian Gul Hassan Aurangzeb remarked that Imran Khan is a civilian and expressed concern over the possibility of his military trial. The court further questioned whether the […]
A three-judge bench of the apex court, led by Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa, rejecting all review petitions against its earlier order on Tuesday, clarified that intra-court appeals against the IHC judgment would be rendered infructuous. “Once a case is decided by this court, its decision is binding on all courts subordinate to […]
During a hearing on the dam fund case, Additional Attorney General Aamir Rehman informed the court that a miscellaneous petition had been filed, seeking to transfer the dam fund to the federal government and the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA). Aamir Rehman noted that the State Bank of Pakistan had opened the account for […]
Although CJP Isa, in his informal discussion with some journalists, has stated that government officials had discussed the tenure of the chief justice of Pakistan, he refused to extend his own through this proposal. However, it is not clear whether CJP Isa will continue in office in case the government increases the retirement age of […]
Headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa, a three-judge bench comprising Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail and Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan had taken up a set of petitions moved by the Monal Group of Companies, the Capital View Point Restaurant (La Montana), Sunshine Heights (Pvt) Ltd, and by Brig retired Falak Naz Bangash […]
The protests started in large and small groups across Japan, Australia, Taiwan, and Singapore, before spreading to cities in Europe and the U.S. They added to ongoing nationwide protests in India after the Aug. 9 killing of the 31-year-old postgraduate student of chest medicine. A suspect has been arrested along with the former principal of […]
The PTI’s four pleas included an application seeking orders for the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to return records; a second sought a stay of proceedings till the Supreme Court passes an order on ECP’s pending application in the reserved seats matter; the third also sought a stay till the SC issues a detailed verdict in […]
In its 5-0 ruling, the apex court incorporated an additional note by Justice Athar Minallah, stating that the federal government’s appeal is not maintainable. However, he also noted that the intra-court appeals of private parties have been accepted for hearing. The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, approved the government’s appeals regarding the NAB amendments […]
It is visible that one camp has the majority in the apex court. There is a perception that the PML-N government is increasing the number of SC judges to give the other camp the majority. Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa is retiring on October 25, but the PML-N government wants him to […]
