ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Saqib Nisar on Wednesday during the hearing of a case regarding building Kalabagh dam remarked that Kalabagh dam needs to be built. The three-member bench of Supreme Court headed by the Chief Justice heard the case of controversial dam .The ex chairman WAPDA, Shamsul Mulk gave arguments in favour of building the […]
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CJP directs Musharraf to return to Pakistan and face cases against him
KARACHI: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar on Saturday directed former president Pervez Musharraf to return to the country and face treason cases against him. While hearing the Supreme Court’s (SC) Karachi Registry case about the construction of Kala Bagh dam, CJP questioned that why summoning Musharraf was considered a threat by others. No one […]
SC orders to seize all govt vehicles being used beyond entitlement
LAHORE: The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered confiscation of all government vehicles, being used beyond their official entitlement by federal and Punjab ministers and departments, by midnight of May 31. Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar, during a suo motu hearing pertaining to officials using luxury vehicles, disallowed use of government-owned bulletproof vehicles during elections. […]
SC bans use of Markhor as PIA’s logo
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Sunday imposed a temporary ban on Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)’s use of Markhor as its logo on airplanes. During a suo moto notice case hearing PIA’s decision to use markhor as its new logo, the SC had summoned PIA’s managing director (MD) to appear before the court. Chief Justice […]
Justice Qazi Faez Isa expresses reservations over exclusion from SC bench
ISLAMABAD: Apex Court’s Justice Qazi Faez Isa on Saturday articulated reservations over his exclusion from a bench hearing the disposal of infectious hospital wastes case in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at Supreme Court’s (SC) Peshawar Registry. During the hearing of a suo moto notice case, Justice Isa directed the advocate general of the province to read out […]
CJP seeks explanation over imposition of petroleum taxes
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar on Wednesday sought explanation over the imposition of taxes on petroleum products from concerned authorities. During the hearing, Nisar observed that taxes are imposed by the authorities when they should be providing relief to the public, especially when the prices are decreasing in the international market. […]
CJP orders Dar’s counsel to present Dar before the court
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Saqib Nisar on Tuesday questioned Finance Minister Ishaq Dar’s whereabouts while referring to a case regarding his nomination papers for Senate Elections. Earlier, Pakistan Peoples’ Party’s (PPP) candidate Nawazish Pirzada had filed a request at the Supreme Court (SC) to suspend Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) verdict allowing Dar […]
‘Article 204 of Constitution allows court to enhance contempt sentence’
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar on Tuesday indirectly said that Article 204 of the Constitution should be interpreted in a way that it raises the sentence of convicts charged for contempt of court. CJP asserted this while considering the numerous ongoing contempt of court cases. Nisar observed that Article 204 of the […]
CJ expresses desire to make PEMRA an independent body
ISLAMABAD: In a hearing on Monday, Chief Justice (CJ) Saqib Nisar remarked that the Supreme Court wished to end the government’s control over the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), and hoped to turn it into an independent body. Speaking while heading a three-member bench hearing the media commission case, the Chief Justice remarked regarding […]
CJP forbids former PIA MDs from travelling abroad
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Saqib Nisar on Thursday banned Pakistan International Airline’s (PIA) former Managing Directors (MD), who had served in the last ten years, from leaving Pakistan. A three-member bench headed by CJP proceeded with the suo moto notice case hearings of the national flag carrier’s privatization. The court ordered formation of a […]