Apparently the PPP, the ruling party, has been becoming vulnerable to towards the abyss. Its perception that it is encircled with political alliances will not work anymore. At the same time, its desire to become political martyr is getting true. In conclusion, the court is going to announce the verdicts against the cases pending before […]
Holy cows obliged to reveal assets In an outstanding and commendable move, the federal cabinet took a decision, making the public servants bound to reveal their assets, which was hitherto limited to politicians only. It was a clear anomaly in the law, as majority of the elite bureaucratic lots have made assets worth of billions […]
Jan 6 2012 | Posted in
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Govt.’s unspoken resolve to mock the judiciary, another tough year passes for the apex courts Lahore: (Wednesday, January 04, 2012) Bent upon serving justice to the powerless people of land of the pure, the apex courts had another tough year in the hands of the ruling lot which seems bent upon mocking decisions of supreme […]
Jan 4 2012 | 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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Supreme Court takes notice of Babar Awan’s derogatory statements against judiciary; Memo-gate case Islamabad: (December 19) taking notice of Babar Awan’s statements over the Memogate case the apex court has asked for an explanation from the Attorney General Maulvi Anwarul Haq. The Supreme Court has asked for a clear answer on whether the former Law […]
Dec 19 2011 | Posted in
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Prime Minister sees no clash between institutions Islamabad (December 17), while rejecting threats regarding the expected clash between the institutions (the government, army or judiciary), Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani said today that he was confident about the fact that both judiciary and military were pro-democracy and were not going to derail the democratic […]
Dec 17 2011 | Posted in
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Reforming the system of Judicial Appointments in Pakistan Lately, Pakistan’s justice system has suffered due to the low number of judges sitting in the High Courts and Supreme Court. The dispensing of justice to the public has slowed down due to the lack of an appropriate number of justices sitting in these honourable courts. The […]