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In quite an unprecedented move, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Tuesday spoke about the shortage of judges in the apex court, saying that three judges who were part of the bench that heard the contempt case against the prime minister would not be available if a review petition was filed. He said, “Three of […]
Counsel for Prime Minister Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan said Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani will file an intra-court appeal against a contempt conviction, saying his client was not disqualified for defying an apex court ruling to write letter to Swiss authorities to reopen cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. He accepted the role of Chief […]
The Supreme Court of Pakistan rejected a plea of former ambassador to the United States Hussain Haqqani, seeking permission for recording his statement through video link against the directives of the judicial commission. The judicial commission headed by Justice Faez Isa, Chief Justice Balochistan High Court (BHC), asked Haqqani to personally appeared before the panel […]
Expressing annoyance over the attitude of Ministry of Narcotics Control Secretary Zafar Abbas Luk, the Supreme Court on Friday deemed invalid his directives to stop the prosecutors’ funds. A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court with Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in the chair resumed the hearing of chemical quota allotment case. Ali Musa Gilani, […]
Despite holding a great number of votes , Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan unable to bag a place in Times’ 100 top most influential people. Contrary to the cricket-turned politician, Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and Oscar winning Sharmeen Obaid Chinnoy listed in most influential people of the world, sorted out by […]
In quite a blatant decision, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered that Rinkal Kumari, Dr Lata and Asha Kumari, the Hindu women who allegedly forcefully converted to Islam and marry Muslims, be released and allowed to decide they wanted to go either with parents or husbands. A three-member bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, […]
In what appeared to be a blow for Interior Minister Rehman Malik, the Supreme Court advised him to quit public office for an independent investigation into the Benazir Bhutto murder case. A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court with Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in the chair said that a second FIR (First Information Report) […]
Terming media hype as a malicious campaign against his son Ali Musa Gilani over his alleged involvement in a chemical quota case, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani took his cabinet into confidence. The cabinet expressed solidarity with the premier over the matter. Addressing to his colleagues, Gilani said that probes conducted by various departments […]
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice to Ali Musa Gilani, son of Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, in the chemical (Ephedrine) quota allotment case. A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry also issued a notice to former DG Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) Major General Shakil and Khushnud Lashari. The […]
In quite an odd move, the counsel for former law minister Senator Babar Awan on Tuesday filed an unconditional apology letter in the Registrar Office of the Supreme Court (SC). Minutes before the hearing of contempt case, Babar Awan through Advocate Ali Zafar sought apology from Justice Asif Khosa. Following his refusal to appear before […]
As the former president Pervez Musharraf had been declared as a proclaimed offender by a lower court, the Supreme Court denied giving an opportunity of hearing to him in a case regarding the registration of second FIR in the Benazir Bhutto assassination case against him and 12 others. During the hearing, the court asked the […]
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Saturday said that the Constitution of Pakistan does not articulate the issue of environmental protection and preservation in any of its provisions. He was addressing the inaugural session of a two-day “South Asia Conference on Environmental Justice” in Bhurban. He said that the superior courts of Pakistan have interpreted […]
