One of the major basis for corruption – the illness eating away the substance of the Pakistani state, its institutions and its people – is perjury. An especially dangerous criminal offence, perjury or lying in court undermines the very purpose of the court, the laws of the country and the judiciary system at large: to […]
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Pakistan all set to appoint its first ever visually impaired judge
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s judicial system is all set to make history by appointing Yousaf Saleem, a visually impaired lawyer as Pakistan’s first sightless judge. Earlier, Saleem was denied the position despite the fact that he topped. The reconsideration of the position came after Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar interceded, recommending the visually […]
CJP visits Balakot for reviewing rehabilitation process of 2005 earthquake
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar on Wednesday left for Balakot in Mansehra District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) for reviewing rehabilitation process after hearing a suo moto case of embezzlement of financial assistance extended for survivors of 2005 Earthquake. During the hearing at the Supreme Court (SC), an official of Earthquake Reconstruction […]
SC orders provincial authorities to finalize security mechanism within one week
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court (SC) on Monday ordered the provincial authorities to complete security provision formula within a week. During the hearings of suo moto notice case on security provision, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar remarked that Nawaz Sharif should be given security as per law. Nisar said that all the provincial advocate […]
CJP takes sou moto notice of ECP’s ban on appointments
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar on Monday took sou moto notice of temporary ban imposed by Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on appointments in the public institutions. The court issued notice to secretary ECP demanding explanation of imposing a ban on recruitment. A three-member bench headed by CJP along with Justice Umar […]
CJP takes sou moto notice of Sharifs’ contempt case
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar on Tuesday took sou moto notice of Lahore High Court’s (LHC) decision to ban contemptuous speeches of former Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif and daughter Maryam Nawaz from being aired on television. CJP summoned the record of the contempt of court case against Nawaz and […]
Court to examine govt’s tax amnesty scheme: CJP
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar on Thursday during a hearing remarked that the court will examine government’s tax amnesty scheme. CJP hearing a case related to ownership of state land, hinted that the recent tax amnesty scheme should be reviewed. He said that action should be taken against individuals who have assets […]
CJP takes suo moto on minor’s rape and murder in Chichawatni
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar on Thursday took sou moto notice of the brutal rape and murder of a minor girl in Punjab’s Chichawatni tehsil of Sahiwal district. CJP took notice of the case highlighted by the media following a shutter-down strike in Chichawatni on April 10. Nisar summoned a report on the […]
CJP takes notice of Mardan rape, murder case
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Saqib Nisar took notice of Mardan rape and murder of 4-year-old minor Asma on Friday. According to sources, CJP took suo moto notice of Asma’s rape and murder while also ordering the Inspector General (IG) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Salahuddin Mehsud to present a report of investigation within 24 […]
SC stops admissions at private medical colleges across Pakistan
LAHORE: Supreme Court (SC) has on Tuesday stopped the admissions at private medical colleges across the country and stated that strong action will be taken against any university found violating the orders, reported Daily Times. Hearing the case on private medical colleges’ high fees, Chief Justice of Pakistan said that if any college was found […]