The National Accountability Bureau’s Prosecutor General, K K Agha, on Monday expressed his lack of confidence on the bench hearing the case concerning the death of NAB investigator Kamran Faisal. Faisal, who was investigating the Rs22 billion rental power projects scam, was found hanging from a ceiling fan in his official residence in Federal […]
Attorney General Irfan Qadir has said the president has the right to reject name of any judge about whom he has reports of involving in immoral activities and corruption. A five-member special bench of the apex court headed by Justice Khilji Arif resumed hearing the president’s reference regarding appointment of judges in higher judiciary. […]
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday expressed distrust over the report presented by Government of Sindh on the deteriorating situation of Karachi, the economic hub of the country. A five-judge bench of the apex court headed by Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali resumed hearing of the suo moto case taken in October 2011 over the […]
Rejecting the impression presidency is involved in political activities, Secretary to President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday, Malik Asif Hayat, said that no political cell had been operating in the President House since September 2008. A three-member bench of the apex court resumed hearing of the petition filed by Air Martial (Retd) Asghar Khan pertaining […]
Attorney General Ifrna Qadir submitted a resolution of the parliament before the Supreme Court which supported the Speaker National Assembly’s ruling in favor of Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani in reference to the contempt of court case. A three-judge headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was hearing the petitions filed against the speaker’s […]
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Wrapping up the most talkative saga of the recent times, the Supreme Court issued short orders in the suo motu case involving the Chief Justice’s son, Dr Arsalan Iftikhar, and real estate tycoon, Malik Riaz. In its short order, a two-member bench comprising Justice Jawwad S Khawaja and Justice Khilji Arif ordered strict action against […]
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said that options including emergency were available in the Constitution if Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani does not want implementation of the Supreme Court’s verdict. A larger bench of the Supreme Court with Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in the chair resumed hearing the cases of Balochistan law and […]
The Supreme Court expressed its displeasure over the deteriorating situation of Balochistan, saying the missing persons were the key issue of the province. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed hearing of the missing persons’ case, saying evidence exists against Frontier Corps (FC). Chief Justice Chaudhry Iftikhar […]
In what appeared to be a blow for Interior Minister Rehman Malik, the Supreme Court advised him to quit public office for an independent investigation into the Benazir Bhutto murder case. A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court with Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in the chair said that a second FIR (First Information Report) […]