Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Justice (Retd) Fakhruddin G Ebrahim on Thursday pledged that the task of drawing up new constituency boundaries in Karachi would be completed in the light of the Supreme Court verdict despite reservations of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM). While chairing a consultative meeting of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) which […]
Renowned lawyer and Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Senator Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan has declined to represent Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain in the contempt of court notice against him. Speaking to media representatives in Islamabad, the legal expert said he could not take the case due to the fact that Chief Justice Iftikhar […]
Dec 19 2012 | Posted in
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The one-man Judicial Commission on Tuesday asked the general public to provide information or evidences about the 2007 military operation, which had resulted in nearly 100 deaths, mostly students of the religious school ‘Jamia Hafsa’. Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry ordered a judicial commission earlier this month to probe the matter, observing that police have […]
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has sought opinion from his party workers whether he should continue to lead the party or quit politics. Addressing MQM Rabita Committee, lawyers and other activists in Karachi, the MQM chief said ,”If my clear stance on the issue is creating problems than the party workers and […]
Dec 18 2012 | Posted in
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The Supreme Court of Pakistan has taken notice of appointment of Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf’s son in law in World Bank. A three member on Monday headed by Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali will conduct hearing of the case on December 19.The suo motu was taken on Monday on the news that the said […]
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain has said his party would continue to support the present government for the cause of democracy in the country. The MQM chief phoned President Asif Ali Zardari and the two leaders discussed the current situation in the country. He congratulated the President for pursuing the policy of […]
Dec 17 2012 | Posted in
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Life and business activities in different cities of Sindh including Karachi and Hyderabad has come to a halt Saturday as tension gripped different parts on Friday night after unknown men opened fire in the air. Fear gripped Karachi and Hyderabad, two metropolitans of Sind, after unidentified men forced shop-keepers to close their stores. […]
Dec 15 2012 | Posted in
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Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has said that he has no plan to protest demonstration against the Supreme Court’s judgment; rather he would prefer to submit his reply in the apex court while living within limits of the Constitutions. In his telephonic address to party workers in Lal Qila Ground in Karachi, […]
Dec 15 2012 | Posted in
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The Supreme Court has served a contempt notice to Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain over his recent telephonic address to his party workers in Karachi. A three-member bench presided by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry issued the contempt of court notice under Article 204 of the Constitution and Section 3 of the […]
The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its verdict on the reference filed by President Asif Ali Zardari seeking to clarify his role in the appointment of senior judges. A five-member bench of the apex court headed by Justice Khilji Arif Hussain resumed hearing of the presidential reference moved under Article 186 of the Constitution, invoking […]
Dec 14 2012 | Posted in
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The Supreme Court of Pakistan has once again barred its registrar from appearing before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of parliament, indicating another standoff between the government and judiciary. The PAC issued multiple notices to the SC registrar for the purpose and in the next phase the panel is mulling to review the option […]
Dec 14 2012 | Posted in
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Criticizing Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslims League-Nawaz (PML-N) for using taxpayers’ money for their publicity, PTI chief Imran Khan on Thursday demanded prevention of pre-poll rigging. Speaking to the media outside the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), Khan said that the PML-N is using its electoral mark lion’s icon on laptops distributed […]
Dec 14 2012 | Posted in
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