CJP set to hear cases at Quetta Registry this week

Author: Staff Report

ISLAMABAD: A three-member Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar and comprising Justice Sajjad Ali Shah and Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah will hear dozens of cases at Supreme Court’s Quetta Registry from Monday (today) to Wednesday.

Another three-member Supreme Court bench comprising Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Mushir Alam will also hear dozens of cases at Supreme Court’s Quetta Registry from Monday (today) to Friday.

On Thursday, the chief justice will head a three-member Supreme Court bench comprising Justice Umer Ata Bandial and Justice Ijazul Ahsan in Islamabad that will take up a suo motu case pertaining to irregularities in the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). The court will also hear two pending petitions filed in 2012 by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Iqbal Zafar Jhagra and Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Chairperson Marvi Memon against corruption, mismanagement and inefficiencies in the PIA. Attorney general for Pakistan and top management of the national carrier will appear before the court on notice.

Earlier on April 6, the chief justice had ordered all the managing directors (MDs) of the national carrier who served during the past 10 years to appear before the court on April 12.

Published in Daily Times, April 9th 2018.

Share
Leave a Comment

Recent Posts

  • Pakistan

Sharjeel Inam highlights PPP’s efforts for Pakistan’s progress

Sindh Senior Minister and Provincial Minister for Information, Transport, and Mass Transit, Sharjeel Inam Memon,…

1 hour ago
  • Pakistan

Vawda warns of life threat to Imran from Bushra Bibi, Gandapur

Former PTI leader and Senator Faisal Vawda has expressed serious concerns over the safety of…

1 hour ago
  • World

Schools in India shut as heavy storm approaches Tamil Nadu coast

Schools in India's south were shut and hundreds of people moved inland to storm shelters…

1 hour ago
  • Pakistan

UAE embassy observes minute of silence to honor martyrs on Commemoration Day

Officials and members of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Embassy in Pakistan, along with representatives…

1 hour ago
  • Business

Govt anticipates higher PIA valuation in second privatization round

Aviation Minister Khawaja Asif on Saturday welcomed the European Commission and European Aviation Safety Agency…

2 hours ago
  • Business

Sindh Premium Property Exhibition attracts provincial lawmakers

In a significant boost to the construction sector, Senior Provincial Minister for Information Sharjeel Inam…

2 hours ago