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Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said judiciary wants continual of democracy in the country, adding everyone was collectively striving to uphold the system. A five-judge bench of the apex court with Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in the chair resumed the hearing for petitions filed against the Contempt of Court Act 2012. The chief […]
Former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lt. General (Retd) Asad Durrani has submitted documents to the Supreme Court, revealing the names of those officers that assisted in distributing money in 1990 elections to influence the results. He, however, requested the court that once he submits the secret documents, the court should treat them as classified. A […]
Justice Jawwad S Khawaja on Thursday said that the Supreme Court could review the debate held in parliament, adding that parliamentary proceedings couldn’t be challenged in any court of law. A five-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed the hearing of identical petitions against the recently passed Contempt […]
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday sought record of the parliamentary debate that took place regarding the passage of the new contempt of court law. A five-member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed the hearing of petitions filed against the recently passed contempt of court law. Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry during […]
Expressing dissatisfaction over the law and order situation in war-torn Balochistan, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that there was a complete lack of order and a constitutional breakdown in the province. A three-judge bench of the apex curt headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed the hearing in Balochistan law and order […]
President Asif Ali Zardari has said that parliament had every right to legislate laws and will continue to do so in the future, breaking the silence on a number of issues that have cropped up between the judiciary and the government. Apparently it was a retort to Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry who termed the […]
Over the directives of the Supreme Court, the government on Thursday suspended Hussain Asghar and presented the notification of his suspension to the court. A three-judge bench of the apex court with Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed the hearing of the suo moto case of corruption in Hajj scandal. Justice Jawwad S Khawaja and […]
In what appeared to be another warning to the government, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Monday said that the judiciary could direct legislatures to amend laws, rules and regulations according to the Constitution. Addressing the lawyers community, the top judge of the country said that courts although couldn’t legislate but they could at least […]
Ministry of Defence on Monday failed to produce the notification about the setting-up Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI)’s political wing to the Supreme Court. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed the hearing in the case involving alleged disbursement of millions among anti-PPP politicians by the country’s chief spy agency before the 1990s […]
There are so many killer groups in Balochistan which are currently having a field day and apparently two explanations are given for the emergence. Firstly, the provincial government and law enforcement agencies are completely incompetent to handle the situation. Second are the peculiar policies of the government in the province which led to the killing […]
Admitting all petitions challenging the recently passed Contempt of Court Act 2012, the Supreme Court of Pakistan issued notice to Prime Minister and Attorney General along with ten others respondents. President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday signed into law a bill adopted by the parliament which permitted the prime minister, federal ministers and chief ministers […]
In another bid to woo back the angry nationalist leaders, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that the government was ready to accept legitimate demands of dissident Baloch people. While co-chairing the Balochistan cabinet meeting with Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani, the recently elected premier said that the Baloch were patriotic Pakistanis. In his […]
