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Keeping an eye on next month’s Senate polls, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leadership Thursday decided to contest Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani’s case on legal grounds rather than seeking any sort of confrontation with the apex court. In quite a wise move, the party has decided that Aitzaz Ahsan, the counsel of the […]
Supreme Court of Pakistan to indict the Prime Minister The Supreme Court of Pakistan has recently decided that it will indict the Prime Minister of Pakistan Yousuf Raza Gilani by holding him in contempt of the court. The decision was announced based on the fact that the Prime Minister of Pakistan had failed to comply […]
Islamabad, February 2: Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan summons Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani to appear in the court on February 13 against the contempt of court charges resulting from his refusal to follow SC orders regarding the corruption cases against Asif Ali Zardari, the President of Pakistan. Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk said in the court that […]
Third party can take advantage; says Aitzaz Ahsan Amid growing tension between the judiciary and the executive, Aitzaz Ahsan, the counsel of Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday warned that any third party could take advantage of the rift. Talking to the media persons outside the Supreme Court building, he groaned over the […]
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that contempt of court proceedings would be initiated against Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, summoning him on February 13 to frame charges. A seven-member bench of the Supreme Court with Justice Nasirul Mulk in the chair observed, “After the preliminary hearing, we are satisfied that prima facie there is […]
Regardless of Interior Minister Rehman Malik had been rewarded with doctorate by Karachi University for restoring peace in the metropolis city and the rangers had been given extra powers to maintain law and order situation, the Karachities, however, are facing a new surge of sectarian violence. It is quite difficult to comment what motive is […]
Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan, the counsel of Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani in the contempt of court notice, on Thursday contended that the premier acted on the advice of the law ministry in accordance with rules of business. In order to strengthen his argument, he also presented Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry’s earlier order, which […]
Islamabad, February1: Chief Justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar Muyhammad Chaudhry, has taken Suo Moto notice against deaths of the patients resulting from the use of contaminated medicines provided by the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC), in Lahore. A bench under the supervision of Justice Tasadduq Hussain Jilani has been formed by the Chief Justice and it […]
Deteriorated situation of Balochistan Apparently Balochistan is standing on the edge of no-return, as we failed to adhere to Article 9 of the Constitution in the province, which created a state of crisis. The said article refers to the right of every citizen to life and property. Additionally, the situation is further deteriorating with every […]
The Supreme Court reiterated that Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani should have written a letter to the Swiss authorities as per the court’s rulings, saying the later invoked the defence of presidential immunity. A larger bench of the Supreme Court with Justice Nasir ul Mulk in the chair Wednesday resumed hearing of contempt of […]
PIC Scandal: Apex Court orders FIA to submit detailed report on Feb 06 Islamabad: (Tuesday, January 31, 2012) The Supreme Court of Pakistan, while taking suo motu notice of the drugs reaction among the patients at Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC), which caused dozens of deaths within last ten days, has ordered the Federal Investigation […]
In what appeared to be a response to President Asif Ali Zardari’s speech on December 27, 2011, in which he criticized the judiciary, the Supreme Court Tuesday said it will form a larger bench to hear the Benazir Bhutto assassination case. The apex court also issued notices to Interior Minister Rehman Malik, former law minister, […]
