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The Supreme Court of Pakistan has expressed anger over the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for not arresting Tauqir Sadiq, the former Oil and Gas Regulation Authority (OGRA) chairman. A two-member bench of the apex court headed by Justice Jawad S. Khawaja resumed the hearing of OGRA implementation case. During the hearing, the NAB’s prosecutor […]
Secretary General of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Arif Alvi has said his party will not join Dr Tahirul Qadri’s long march. Addressing a press conference, he said that they would welcome the long march if it brings about electoral reforms within the constitutional parameters but without delaying the elections. He, however, termed Dr Qadri’s suggestions […]
The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has filed two review petitions against the Supreme Court’s verdict on delimitations in Karachi. The review petitions are filed in the apex court’s Karachi registry against the orders issued on November 26 and 28. The party had earlier shunned challenging the apex court verdict on the subject and said […]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to verify voters in Karachi by conducting a door-to-door check with the help of the army and the frontier constabulary. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry had reserved its verdict on November 28 over […]
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary on Saturday said that holding of transparent and fair elections was the constitutional requirement, adding that some clarifications have been sought from the ECP before arriving at any decision. He was heading a meeting of the National Judicial Policy Making Committee (NJPMC). Earlier, the Election Commission had requested to […]
Expressing displeasure over the absence of former ambassador to the United States Hussain Haqqani, the Supreme Court of Pakistan said that he should have kept his promise as he was not granted exemption from appearing before the bench. A nine-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary resumed hearing […]
Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Senator Aitzaz Ahsan on Tuesday said the army chief has no right to issue political statements. Addressing journalists outside the Lahore High Court on Tuesday, he said that the court’s interim order was not applicatory and was similar to Article 58-2b which allows sacking elected representatives. He said that […]
The Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) led coalition government has got the contempt of court bill passed in the parliament despite hints from the Supreme Court indicating its displeasure. With the signature of President Asif Ali Zardari, it has become a law before Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf submits his reply to the apex court in […]
There is complete political uncertainty in Pakistan after Supreme Court’s recent decision on Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. Announcing judgement a few days ago, the larger bench declared PM guilty in a case of contempt. Aitzaz Ahsan tried his best but his extraordinary skills could not save Gilani from punishment. The great lawyer still believes […]
Serving versus retired Judge I wonder what is happening as sharp differences came out into open between two respectable institutions, one comprising serving judges and the other retired ones. The two bodies, interestingly, have no difference over the core issue that the present voter lists need to be corrected in order to hold just fair […]
With the fears of clash between the judiciary and executive in full swings, former Director General of the Federal Investigative Agency (FIA) Tariq Khosa on Saturday, December 3, refused to run the one-man inquiry commission on memo scandal. This comes after the Supreme Court had set up the commission on Thursday, and asked Tariq to […]
