Posts tagged as: Supreme Court

Former ISI chief discloses details of distributed money among politicians

Former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lt. General (Retd) Asad Durrani has submitted documents to the Supreme Court, revealing the names of those officers that assisted in distributing money in 1990 elections to influence the results. He, however, requested the court that once he submits the secret documents, the court should treat them as classified. A […]

Parliamentary proceedings unchallengeable: Justice Jawwad S Khawaja

Justice Jawwad S Khawaja on Thursday said that the Supreme Court could review the debate held in parliament, adding that parliamentary proceedings couldn’t be challenged in any court of law. A five-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed the hearing of identical petitions against the recently passed Contempt […]

Aitzaz Ahsan says he was in favor of writing letter to Swiss authorities

Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Senator and renowned legal expert, Aitzaz Ahsan, has said that he was in favor of writing the letter to Swiss authorities to reopen graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. Aitzaz Ahsan has different stances on different occasion over the matter. He had said that letter couldn’t be written unless President […]

Supreme Court seeks record of parliamentary proceedings over new contempt law

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday sought record of the parliamentary debate that took place regarding the passage of the new contempt of court law. A five-member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed the hearing of petitions filed against the recently passed contempt of court law. Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry during […]

Supreme Court gives two more weeks to file review petition

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday granted Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf two more weeks for filing a review petition against the July 12 verdict. A five-member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa resumed the hearing of the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) implementation case. While issuing a deadline to […]

No law exists in Balochistan; says Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry

Expressing dissatisfaction over the law and order situation in war-torn Balochistan, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that there was a complete lack of order and a constitutional breakdown in the province. A three-judge bench of the apex curt headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed the hearing in Balochistan law and order […]

Sorry my Lord; no letter to Swiss authorities

A day before the hearing of National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) implementation case, the government has filed a plea in the Supreme Court, refusing to write a letter to the Swiss authorities against President Asif Ali Zardari. However, the apex court rejected the application saying a civil miscellaneous application could not be filed against a court […]

Nawaz Sharif vows to defend judiciary

Vowing to safeguard the superior judiciary, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif on Friday said his party will not allow the government to violate the Constitution and mock rulings of the Supreme Court. Speaking to a delegation from Sindh, the former two-time premier observed, “We will not tolerate conspiracies hatched against the judiciary. The […]

Parliament has right to legislate every law; says President Asif Ali Zardari

President Asif Ali Zardari has said that parliament had every right to legislate laws and will continue to do so in the future, breaking the silence on a number of issues that have cropped up between the judiciary and the government. Apparently it was a retort to Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry who termed the […]

Government suspends Hussain Asghar over directives of Supreme Court

Over the directives of the Supreme Court, the government on Thursday suspended Hussain Asghar and presented the notification of his suspension to the court. A three-judge bench of the apex court with Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed the hearing of the suo moto case of corruption in Hajj scandal. Justice Jawwad S Khawaja and […]

Journalist file petition in Supreme Court to form accountability commission

Senior journalists have filed a petition in the Supreme Court of Pakistan, seeking the formation of an accountability commission for the media to form a code of conduct and probe the corruption of media professionals. Hamid Mir of Geo Television Network and Absar Alam of Ajj Tv filed the petition, praying the top court to […]

Information Minister Kaira welcomes Nawaz Sharif’s statement on interim setup

Welcoming the statement of Nawaz Sharif over consultation with all political parties on interim setup, Federal Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira has said the Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) only believes on politics of reconciliation. Speaking to media representatives, the information minister said politics of reconciliation was policy of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto to take all […]

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