In another blow to the ruling PPP amidst the rising tensions with the judiciary and the military, the Awami National Party (ANP) Wednesday threatened to take hard stance in case the National Assembly starts a debate over the issue. “The party will approach the apex court even if the speaker submits a resolution for debate […]
Jan 12 2012 | Posted in
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NRO: Mood of confrontation Apparently, the crisis is upon the nation, as the incumbent government feels it is about to be booted out in advance. A five-member bench of the Supreme Court has drawn conclusions which are rife with highly serious implications for the government and the system. Among the other things, the verdict concluded […]
The Supreme Court of Pakistan once again pushed the ball towards executive, issuing warnings to Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani of ineligibility for defying imposition of NRO (National Reconciliation Ordinance) orders. A five-member bench of the apex court with Justice Asif Saeed Khosa in the chair decided to refer six options relating to the […]
Speedy Justice be ensured: LHC Punjab: (Saturday, December 31, 2011) Chief Justice Lahore High Court, Justice Shaikh Azmat Saeed yesterday warned the judges that they would have no future if they failed to deliver justice. The LHC chief justice expressed these views while addressing a certificate distribution ceremony among district and session judges held at […]
Dec 31 2011 | Posted in
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Supreme Court and memogate scandal The recent verdict of the Supreme Court, which declared the inglorious memogate case maintainable and formed a three-member commission to investigate the matter, raised many eyebrows. A nine-member bench of the apex court with Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in the chair said that the court will probe the controversial […]
Dec 31 2011 | Posted in
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People start speaking about Supreme Court’s biasness in memogate case As the time is going on, people started losing hopes about free and fair judiciary to which they struggled in the lawyers’ movement. Media, which played vital role in restoration of judiciary, started revealing other side of the picture. A recent report on a private […]
Dec 31 2011 | Posted in
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Supreme Court regards Memogate Petitions admissible; forms a four member commission to probe the case Islamabad: (Friday, December 30, 2011) after lawyers from the two sides, the Supreme Court has announced that the petitions file in the memo case are maintainable. The court has ordered the formation of a four member probe commission. As per […]
Dec 30 2011 | Posted in
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Judiciary vows to protect democracy at all costs; stresses govt. to do its bit of job Peshawar: (Tuesday, December 27, 2011) While expressing judiciary’s resolve to protect democratic system in Pakistan, Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Dost Mohammad Khan said yesterday that judiciary was to protect democratic system at all costs, however, the government too […]
Dec 27 2011 | Posted in
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Pakistan’s powerful military pledged on Friday to continue supporting democracy, reiterating it was not planning a takeover as tensions grew over a controversial memo alleging an army plot to seize power. At the same time, President Asif Ali Zardari’s office said Zardari had no intention of leaving the country over the scandal, which has raised […]
Memogate Case; Chief Justice dispels fears of a military coup Islamabad, Friday, December 23, 2011: Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary today remarked on Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani’s yesterday’s speech and said that in presence of a vigilant and watchful judiciary in Pakistan, fears for a military coup were baseless. He said that […]
Dec 23 2011 | Posted in
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Prime Minister is ready to fight It seems that the current civilian government, like just about every civilian set up, may fall in the coming days without completing its term mandated by the constitution. However, it will not be happened without any wrestle. Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, who was never before famous as […]
Dec 16 2011 | Posted in
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Is it the ‘change in action’ or charging the blame game in lieu of rallies? Rallies throughout the history are considered to have served noble causes and to bring around ground breaking revolution. These rallies were taken very seriously and lasted until their purpose did not get served, quite a few times did not matter […]