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In quite an unparallel way, the Supreme Court granted more time to Military Intelligence and Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) to produce the missing prisoners before the court by Monday, February 13. Earlier, the apex court on Friday directed the country’s powerful intelligence agencies to present seven prisoners, who went missing from Adiala Jail, before the […]
Without showing any flexibility, the larger bench of the Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the intra court appeal against Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani in contempt of court case. As per the intra court appeal order, the prime minister is required to appear before the court on February 13. The SC’s order included references […]
It seems as the Supreme Court may fetch up being the biggest player in the run-up to next month’s Senate polls and the general elections scheduled for 2013. The apex court suspended the membership of 28 parliamentarians, including two federal ministers, on the basis that by-elections were held in contravention of the 18th amendment. The […]
The assassination of Balochistan MPA Bakhtiar Domki’s wife and daughter along with their driver, in Karachi, was a highly sensitive matter. Domki’s wife was sister of Baloch insurgent leader Brahmdagh Bugti and granddaughter of Nawab Akbar Bugti. An immediate high level investigation of the matter is need of the hour to bring the culprits before […]
The infamous memogate scandal is taking a new turn every day and each new twist and turn seems to throw up yet more questions, usually with no obvious answers. In the latest move, Mansoor Ijaz, the central character of entire episode, once again failed to appear before the judicial commission constituted by the Supreme Court […]
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Thursday said the contempt issue would be disposed off if the government writes a letter to the Swiss authorities. The appeal itself was in contempt of the court, he observed. The Supreme Court is hearing an intra-court appeal filed by Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, who had been […]
Remedy to suspension, Sheikh and Hussain made advisors to the PM Islamabad: (Monday, February 06, 2012) After being served with a suspension notification by the Supreme Court of Pakistan today, Dr. Asim Hussain and Dr. Hafeez Sheikh have been made advisors to the Prime Minster Yousuf Raza Gilani. The decision was made a few hours […]
Prime minister, Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has warned that no one dare cast an evil eye on Pakistan, as long as PPP was in power. Addressing a public gathering here, the PM stated that while others merely promised to ensure vacation of Shamsi airbase by American troops and closure if NATO supplies routes, PPP had […]
The simmering crisis between Pakistan’s government and judiciary flared dramatically on Thursday when the Supreme Court announced it would pursue contempt charges against the Prime Minister, Yousaf Raza Gilani, for failing to reopen a corruption investigation into the finances of his boss, President Asif Ali Zardari. The Supreme Court said it would start proceedings for […]
Memogate controversy almost fades away In quite a wonderful and unexpected move, the notorious memogate controversy has limped to an impasse. Everyone is surprised what all the upheaval was about in the first place. Surely, the other side of row is that all the concerned parties apparently have been relieved quite lightly. By now no […]
Imran Khan, the chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has moved the Supreme Court to hold on the by-polls scheduled to be held on February 25. On Friday, he submitted a civil miscellaneous appeal to his previous petition seeking removal of fake votes from the voter lists prior to the by-elections. The PTI’s chief filed the […]
As the extraordinary soap opera in politics continues, the NRO (National Reconciliation Ordinance) saga is back with a bang. Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has been summoned once again to the Supreme Court on February 13 to face charges of contempt for not implementing the court’s rulings. The uncertainty and shakiness have become […]
