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Speaker National Assembly Dr. Fehmida Mirza has decided not to send the reference to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) against Yousaf Raza Gilani, saying there was no question of his disqualification as a member of the National Assembly (NA). The speaker announce the ruling a couple of days before the possible expiry of a […]
After successfully restoring deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, some elements in the lawyers have really started thinking themselves above the law. The recent attacks by lawyers on policemen, readers and judges are truly regrettable. There has been a string of incidents across Punjab Province in the past few months where the lawyers manhandled policemen, […]
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 […]
Well, the former Director General Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is going to let the cat out of the bag. Former Chief of Army Staff General (Retd) Mirza Aslam Baig couldn’t possibly have expected his former spymaster Maj. Gen. Asad Durrani to have spoken out against him in the Supreme Court. In his recent statement, the latter […]
Hearing Air Marshal (Retd) Asghar Khan’s petition, the Supreme Court of Pakistan sought a notification pertaining to the foundation of a political wing of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) during Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto’s regime. A three-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, issued the directives during a hearing of the petition […]
Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani said the incumbent will make all crucial decisions, including restoration of land route for NATO forces, keeping Pakistan’s national interests into account. While addressing the federal cabinet, PM Gilani said that the government had not made compromised on its principle stances and will not do so in the future. […]
The Supreme Court has asked the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to carry out the investigation into the Rs 26 billion Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) corruption. It also issued a contempt of court notice to Interior Minister Rehman Malik for violating its orders in the case. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry […]
Speaker National Assembly (NA) Fehmida Mirza has said that the Supreme Court had the right to interpret the constitution, adding that Prime Minister Gilani should not have said that he would only listen to the speaker. Speaking to a Private TV channel, she said that PM did not mean that he would not adhere to […]
In quite an brilliant move, a positive development emanating from the Supreme Court’s hearing on law and order situation in Balochistan is the gradual awakening of the police to its duties. The Crime Investigation Department (CID) is also exhibiting signs of efficiency. In a latest move, the police killed an activist of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), the […]
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 […]
Political gaffes are not unusual in Pakistan, but the country’s prime minister’s recent remarks take the ice of the cake. It was funnily enough and reminds the phrase made popular by French monarch Marie Antoinette, “Let them eat cake”. Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, who is currently in the United Kingdom on a five-day […]
Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani said Article 58-2b, which allowed a president to dissolve the assemblies, is no longer part of the Constitution, therefore, he couldn’t hand this power to the court. His remarks, which he uttered while speaking to the media persons in London, hinted heavily at a fighting mood. Imran Khan and […]
