Vowing to bring everyone under the law, Public Account Committee (PAC) Chairman Nadeem Afzal Chan has said that he would send a reference to parliament against Registrar Supreme Court if he doesn’t appear before the committee. While speaking to the media the outspoken parliamentarian said, “If the registrar does not appear before the committee, it […]
As expected, the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday indicted Malik Riaz, the real estate tycoon, with contempt of court charges. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Shakirullah Jan resumed the hearing of the contempt of court case against Malik Riaz, the former chairman of Bahria Town. Dr Basit, the counsel for Malik Raiz, rejected […]
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira has said that legislation was solely the right of parliament, adding that no government offices have the right to intervene in the lawmaking. Addressing a seminar on Civil Military Relations in Islamabad, the minister said that successive martial law regimes have weakened government departments and the country […]
Aug 9 2012 | Posted in
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Terming August 8 as yet another Black Day in the judicial history of the country, Asma Jahangir criticized the Supreme Court’s ruling that issued show-cause notices to Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf in the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) implementation case. While speaking to the media, the former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) […]
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Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Wednesday submitted his renunciation certificate to the Supreme Court, asking it to dispose dual nationality case against him. The minister, in his reply to the court, said that his dual nationality case had stirred a controversy and that he had to resign as a senator because of it. He, along […]
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In order to fight the battle on legal grounds, the government has filed a review petition against ruling of the Supreme Court that declared Contempt of Court Act 2012 null and void. Abdul Shakoor Paracha, the counsel for federation filed the petition on behalf of the government. A five-judge bench of the apex court headed […]
Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Senator and renowned legal expert Aitzaz Ahsan has said that the judiciary was stepping out of the domain of the constitution in some matters and was getting too independent. While interviewing to BBC Urdu, the former president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) said that the activism of the apex court […]
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The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday issued a show-cause notice to Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf over his failure to implement its directive of writing a letter to Swiss authorities to reopen graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. The apex court in its short-order, which has already dismissed prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani over […]
In quite an expected move, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has decided to strongly resist all the new centres of power confronting the parliament. This fight, however, will be within the legal and constitutional limits. A meeting held at the presidency with President Asif Ali Zardari in the chair in which Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf […]
In another episode of maligning the judiciary, Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Senator Faisal Raza Abidi hurled fiery allegations at Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. Addressing a press conference, the candid Senator demanded a resignation from the chief justice and other judges who were reinstated under the Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO). He also claimed that Justice […]
Aug 6 2012 | Posted in
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The government has decided to file a review petition against the Supreme Court’s ruling of August 3, in which it declared the Contempt of Court Act 2012 null and void. In quite an unprecedented way, the incumbent dropped the option of either promulgating the law through a presidential ordinance or re-enacting it through parliament. After […]
Pakistan Muslim League-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Saturday said that there should be no confrontation among judiciary and Parliament, adding it could derail the system. Speaking to the media, the party president said that the institutions should not clash with each other that could lead towards destruction of system. It is vital to mention […]