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After facing severe criticism from different circles of society, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, at long last, took suo motu notice of the deaths of over 100 heart patients due to use of spurious drugs distributed by the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC). The CJP while taking notice into the matter, on […]
Apex Court directs ISI and MI to produce detainees before it Islamabad: (Monday, January 30, 2012) The Supreme Court of Pakistan today directed the intelligence agencies to produce seven people in their custody on February 9, before it. The petition to probe into the matter was filed by a woman whose three sons were picked […]
Counterfeit medicines: Supreme Court takes suo motu notice Islamabad: (Monday, January 30, 2012) The Supreme Court of Pakistan has taken suo motu notice of the tens of deaths caused by counterfeit medicines distributed by Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) to heart patients in Lahore. Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani will start a probe into the matter […]
Husain Haqqani to fly to the US by tomorrow: Sources Islamabad: (Monday, January 30, 2012) Pakistan’s former ambassador to the United States Husain Haqqani is expected to fly out of Pakistan by tomorrow morning after getting permission from the Supreme Court. According to the well placed sources, Haqqani is expected to travel to Doha tomorrow […]
The announcement of former president, General Pervez Musharraf, to put off his return to Pakistan barely came as a surprise for people since he had been proroguing his plans to come back from self-exile on one excuse or the other. In the latest pretext, he observed that his party’s core committee and close aides had […]
The Supreme Court on Monday has granted the judicial commission, probing the memogate case, two more months to complete the investigation. The larger bench of the apex court, at the same time, permitted former ambassador to US, Hussain Haqqani, to travel abroad. The apex court, took up the application of the commission that sought extension in […]
A chance for the Supreme Court to retrieve erstwhile esteem A common complaint against the Supreme Court is that it seems to have focused its rage on the democratic government, even though its rulings have been legally sound and powerful. At the same time people say that the apex court spares the far more powerful […]
In order to eliminate fears among the international community about Pakistan’s stability and the survival of its democracy, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on Thursday rejected a notion that democracy was under threat and a creeping coup was taking place in the country. He asserted, “Democracy is not under threat. The people, civil society and […]
Supreme Court directs FIA to arrest PM’s former media adviser Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary informed Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) director General Tehseen Javed of contempt of court proceedings, if he failed to arrest Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani’s former media adviser. PM’s former adviser is purportedly accused of being involved in the fraud case […]
Supreme Court puts ISI, MI on notice Accepting a plea to investigate the death of four out of 11 missing prisoners who had been allegedly abducted by intelligence agencies from outside the Adyala Jail following their release in 2010, the Supreme Court Wednesday issued notices to the chiefs of Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and Military […]
Gilani back downs from a confrontation with powerful military Prime Minister of Pakistan Syed Yousuf raza Gilani on Wednesday appeared to back down from a confrontation with the top leadership of country’s military, as he withdrew from remarks he had made earlier against powerful army and ISI chiefs saying the country could not afford friction […]
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 […]
