The commission in its report said that the common perception was that the sit-in was aimed at destabilizing the federal government. However, then-prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, interior minister Ahsan Iqbal, and then-Punjab chief minister – incumbent Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif maintained opposite views regarding a conspiracy against the government, the report revealed. Zahid Hamid, […]
In a 4-1 majority verdict, the ECP, on March 4, dashed the PTI-backed SIC’s hopes for a seat quota, citing “non-curable legal defects” and a violation of mandatory provisions in submitting party lists for reserved seats. The plea was heard by a five-member bench consisting of Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim, Justice Ijaz Anwar, Justice SM Atiq […]
The commission was constituted to investigate the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) sit-in staged at Faizabad Interchange in Islamabad in 2017 on the orders of the Supreme Court. Sources said the commission head Akhtar Ali Shah has submitted the final report to the Cabinet Division including the statements of 28 important personalities including the retired army generals […]
In a major relief to the embattled Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the Supreme Court on Friday approved the appeals of its candidates including President Parvez Elahi to contest upcoming elections slated for February 8. Besides Elahi, the top court approved appeals of PTI candidates Umer Aslam, Major (retd) Tahir Sadiq, Sanam Javaid Khan, and Shukat Basra […]
Major political parties, such as the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), have welcomed the Supreme Court’s (SC) historic decision to end politicians’ lifetime disqualification under Article 62(1)(f) of the Constitution, especially in light of the upcoming elections on February 8. The highest court revoked its earlier ruling prohibiting politicians from […]
The case is being heard by a seven-member bench led by Chief Justice Prashant Isa and consisting of Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Yahya Afridi, Justice Aminuddin Khan, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhel, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, and Justice Musarrat Hilali. Live coverage of the case hearings is available on SC’s YouTube channel and website. […]
The case is being heard by a three-member bench comprising Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, and Justice Musarrat Hilali. The court asked the commission, headed by Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal, to submit its report to the Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) within 10 days. During the proceedings today, […]
However, he cautioned against politicizing the matter. “We cannot grant you permission to make the matter political.” Earlier today, Baloch protestors announced a shutter-down demonstration for tomorrow (January 3) across Pakistan, stating that government officials have been trying to label the Baloch Yakjehti’s Committee’s (BYC) long march and demonstration in Islamabad as ‘propaganda’. The hearing […]
He expressed these remarks during an interaction with journalists in Islamabad. During the discussion, he addressed the questions of the journalists and talked about the current political situation in the country. He brought attention to the prevailing challenges faced by PTI. On December 22, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) invalidated PTI’s internal elections, resulting […]
A three-member court, led by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa and including Justice Sardar Tariq and Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, heard the ECP’s appeal against the LHC judgement banning training of district returning officers (DROs) and returning officers (ROs). The election commission should do its job we will not micromanage you,CJP Isa […]
